About Us
The Oklahoma City OpenSolaris User Group brings together students, sysadmins, developers, engineers, IT managers and folks in the metro area and surroundings areas interested in discovering more about OpenSolaris and Sun Solaris operating systems.
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Meetings
The Oklahoma City OpenSolaris User's group (OKCOSUG) next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 7th at Oklahoma City University. Tom Haynes,PhD, Sun Sr NFS Engineer, will be the featured speaker. The meeting will run from 5:30 to 7:30PM, with light refreshments beginning at 5:00PM.
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Agenda
5:00PM to 5:30PM Meet and Greet
5:30PM to 7:00PM Sun pNFS (Parallel NFS) Technical Overview
Did you know that The pNFS protocol allows you to separate a NFS file system's data and metadata paths....
- With pNFS, clients are given the ability to access the data servers directly?
- The data can be striped across the data servers?
- Uses the NFSv4.1 protocol?
- Capability to access data via the metadata server always exists for backwards compatibility?
7:00PM to 7:15PM Summary and open for questions
About our Speaker:
Tom Haynes currently works as a pNFS Engineer for Sun Microsystems. Thomas Haynes got his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Tulsa in 1998. His research field was in genetic programming. Tom taught at the Wichita State University before starting back in the systems industry. He worked for 6 years at Network Appliance before joining Sun Microsystems.
Sponsors:
Oklahoma City Universtity and Lumenate
Directions to Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City University is located on NW 23rd and Blackwelder. The address is 2501 North Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, Ok 73106. However, we are meeting in the Auditorium room of The Meinders School of Business at Oklahoma City University. Click Here to see The School Campus Map. The Meinders School of Business is building 630.
Google map OCU Meinders School of Business Here
From the north via I-35
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the north via I-35: From Wichita and points north, take I-35 south to the I-44 junction (immediate communities north of Oklahoma City are Guthrie and Edmond). Take I-44 west (right lanes), to the I-235 (Centennial Expressway) interchange. Exit (right) and take I-235 south to downtown (this requires driving under the overpass and taking a cloverleaf up to the right so you are heading southward on the overpass under which you just drove). Continue south to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn west (right) toward the university. Take 23rd to McKinley Avenue (past Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, Classen, Ellison, Douglass and Brauer ). McKinley is the next street . At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the northeast
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the northeast: From Tulsa and points northeast, take the Turner Turnpike southwest to Oklahoma City. At the I-35 junction, take I-35 south (left) to the I-44 junction. Take I-44 west (right lanes), to the I-235 (Centennial Expressway) interchange. Exit (right) and take I-235 south to downtown (this requires driving under the overpass and taking a cloverleaf up to the right so you are heading southward on the overpass under which you just drove). Continue south to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, turn west (right) toward the university. Take 23rd to McKinley Avenue (past Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, Classen, Ellison, Douglass and Brauer). McKinley is the next street . At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the northwest
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the northwest: Take Highway 3 southeast to Watonga, at which point you may either take Highway 281 south to I-40 and follow the directions under that listing or continue on Highway 3 through Kingfisher and Okarche to Oklahoma City; eventually Highway 3 becomes the Northwest Expressway in Oklahoma City (passing these major streets: Council, Rockwell, MacArthur, Meridian, Portland, Lake Hefner Parkway, and May Avenue). At Pennsylvania Avenue (major landmarks: Penn Square Mall on the left and 50 Penn Place on the right), turn right and drive south past I-44, 39th Street, and 36th Street. At N.W. 30th Street, turn left and head east to McKinley Avenue. Turn right and drive south toward 23rd Street. The campus is on the right (west) side of McKinley. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the south via I-35
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the south via I-35: From Dallas and points south, take I-35 to the I-40 junction (immediate communities south of Oklahoma City are Norman and Moore). At the I-40 junction, do not exit east or west, but take the middle lanes that continue north as I-235 (Centennial Expressway). Go north through downtown to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, be sure to be in the left lane so that you can turn west (left) toward the university. Take 23rd west to McKinley Avenue (past Broadway, Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, Classen, Ellison, Douglass and Brauer). McKinley is the next stree. At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the southeast
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the southeast: Head north or west to either I-40 or I-35, and follow the directions under those listings.
From the southwest
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the southwest: From Lawton and points southwest, take the H.E. Bailey turnpike northeast to Oklahoma City; at I-244, continue north (left lanes) rather than exiting east (right) toward I-35. Continue north to 23rd Street (past the I-40 junction and the 10th Street exit). Exit (right) at N.W. 23rd Street and turn east (right) at the traffic light. Take 23rd east to McKinley Avenue (past May Avenue, Shepherd Mall, and Pennsylvania Avenue). The campus is situated between Penn and McKinley on the West (left) side of the street. Look for the Gold Star Memorial Building's tower as a landmark. At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the east via I-40
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the east via I-40: From Arkansas and points east, take I-40 west to Oklahoma City (the community immediately east of Oklahoma City is Midwest City, home of Tinker Air Force Base). At the I-35/235 junction, take the exit marked I-235 North to Edmond (right). Go north through downtown to N.W. 23rd Street and exit (right); at the traffic light at the bottom of the exit ramp, be sure to be in the left lane so that you can turn west (left) toward the university. Take 23rd west to McKinley Avenue (past Broadway, Robinson, Walker, Shartel, Western, Classen, Ellison, Douglass and Brauer). McKinley is the next street. At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-McGee Auditorium.
From the west via I-40
Getting to Oklahoma City University from the west via I-40: From Amarillo and points west, take I-40 east to Oklahoma City (communities immediately east of Oklahoma City are El Reno and Yukon). At the I-44 junction, take the exit (left) reading I-44 East to Tulsa. Continue north to 23rd Street (past the fairgrounds and 10th Street). Exit (right) at N.W. 23rd Street and turn east (right) at the traffic light. Take 23rd east to McKinley Avenue (past May Avenue, Shepherd Mall, and Pennsylvania Avenue). The campus is situated between Penn and McKinley on the north (left) side of the street. Look for the Gold Star Memorial Building's tower as a landmark. At McKinley, turn north on to campus. See OCU Campus map link Here. We are meeting on Building 630 Meinders School of Business Kerr-Mcgee Auditorium.
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Contacts
Bryan Boden bryan.boden@sun.com