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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Regular r</span>egistration for The 17th Annual Lustre User Group Conference<span style='color:black'> closes today. <b>Be sure to register by the end of </b></span><b>Monday, May 6, 2019</b><b><span style='color:black'> to secure your registration at the regular attendee price. LUG registration will increase to $750 on May 7<sup>th</sup>. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>May 15-17, 2019<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>University of Houston Student Center<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>4455 University Drive<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Houston, TX 77204<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>LUG 2019 is the industry’s primary venue for discussion and seminars on the Lustre parallel file system and other open source file system technologies. Don’t miss your chance to actively participate in industry dialogue on best practices and emerging technologies, explore upcoming developments of the Lustre file system, and immerse in the strong Lustre community.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>The LUG 2019 conference website (<span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://conference.cacds.uh.edu">conference.cacds.uh.edu</a></span>) has all the latest information, including how to obtain the LUG 2019 group rates at the conference hotel and information on all of the planned networking events. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>PRE CONFERENCE EVENTS—Tuesday, May 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>This year’s LUG conference offers two brand new tutorial sessions, included in your registration fee. Space is limited so be sure to register early. The below session content is tentative and subject to change:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lustre for New Users: 8:00am to 12:00—This session will introduce the Lustre operating platform to new users. It is a hands-on session that will allow users to familiarize themselves with Lustre before the conference begins. Topics to be covered include: Structure of the file system; underlying Filesystem types; how to install; how to configure inet; how to create a Filesystem; how to mount on clients; configuring user mapping; striping and OST pools and much more.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Lustre Day to Day Operations Session for Systems Administrators: 1:00pm to 5:00pm—This session is designed for users already familiar with the Lustre platform and who wish to take their depth of knowledge to the next level. Topics to be discussed are system crashes; LNet configuration/tuning; Luster HA/failover; understanding the Lustre recovery process; Lustre DNE; changing a server NID; writeconf process; adding a new OST; and Lustre monitoring.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>Welcoming Reception: 6pm to 9pm—Meet fellow attendees in this event sponsored by Whamcloud<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>2019 Networking Events:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>St Arnolds Brewery: May 15, 6pm to 9pm-- St. Arnold Brewing Company is Texas’ oldest craft brewery, founded in 1994. They brew a wide variety of beers, some year-round, some seasonal, and some single batch. We will provide transportation to and from the brewery with stops at the UH Hilton and the downtown conference hotels (Hampton Inn/Homewood Suites). Please join us for this event in the Investor’s Pub, which we have reserved for LUG-2019 attendees.. This event includes an optional tour of the brewery, games, hors d’oeuvres and of course, cold beer.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText>UH Gameroom Night: May 16, 6pm to 9pm-- The UH Gameroom is located in the basement of the Student Center, two floors below our conference location. Join us for an evening of bowling, pool, and ping pong. (There are also video games and an air hockey table available). We will also bring in a Tex-Mex buffet of beef/chicken and grilled vegetable fajitas with all the fixings (guacamole, salsa, sour cream, cheese, rice and beans). We have the entire facility reserved for our exclusive use this evening.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoPlainText><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>