[OpenAFS] IBM/Transarc AFS Administration class [was: IBM withdrawing AFS]

[Mitch Collinsworth]

> On Fri, 12 Apr 2002, Paul Blackburn wrote:
>
> > It seems to me that there is now a great opportunity for OpenAFS
> > and others to carry the AFS torch.
> >
> > Think of the commercial possibilites for providing support and education.

I responded:

> Funny you should mention that.  Just yesterday I was thinking
> wouldn't it be nice if the AFS administrators class that Transarc
> used to give still existed somewhere.  I just hired a new sysadmin
> and would love to send him to that class to get him jump-started
> on learning AFS administration.


It turns out the Transarc/IBM class on AFS Administration does in
fact still exist.  (Thanks to some IBM folks who let me know but asked
not to be named on-list.)  Of course they teach IBM AFS, not OpenAFS,
but the differences are still minor enough that this should still be
relavent for the sysadmin new to AFS and trying to get up to speed.
No word on if or when the class might be discontinued, but IBM claims
they're still seeing a fair amount of demand for it.

They have two sessions remaining on the calendar for 2002, June 18-21
in Pittsburgh and October 8-11 in San Diego.  Info is at:

http://www-4.ibm.com/software/ad/aimclasses/curriculum/SW800.html

-Mitch