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The following table lists the minimum and recommended number of CPUs required for each virtual HP Alpha instance (note that each CHARON instance is able to run on 2 CPU cores hosts, but this configuration does not support emulation of all the virtual CPUs):

CHARON-AXP product

Minimum number of host CPU cores

Recommended number of host CPU cores

HP AlphaServer 400 - HP AlphaServer 4100

2

2

HP AlphaServer DS10/DS10L/DS15

2

2

HP AlphaServer DS20/DS25

4

4

HP AlphaServer ES40/ES45

6

8

HP AlphaServer GS80

10

16

HP AlphaServer GS160

18

32

HP AlphaServer GS320

34

48

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  • Extract the contents of the distribution TAR.GZ files to the current directory:

    # tar -xvzf charon-axp-<VER>-<BN>.<ZZ>.tar.gz

    where:

     

     Item

    Description

    VER

    Version of CHARON-AXP product, for example 4.11

    BN

    Build Number of CHARON-AXP product, for example 20403

    ZZ

    CHARON-AXP target operating system identifier.

    For CentOS 7.x 'ZZ' value is 'el74'
    For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.x 'ZZ' value is 'el74'.
    For Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 to 6.10 'ZZ' value is 'el65'.

    Example:

    # tar -xvzf charon-axp-4.11-20403.el74.tar.gz 

    As a result, the new directory "charon-axp-<VER>-<BN>.<ZZ>" will be created.


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  1. Switch to that directory:

    # cd charon-axp-<VER>-<BN>.<ZZ>

    Example:

    # cd charon-axp-4.11-20403.el74


  2. The distribution directory contains the following RPM files:

    File name

    Description

    charon-axp-VER-BN.ZZ.x86_64.rpmCHARON-AXP

    aksusbd-7.63-1.i386.rpm

    HASP Run-time

    charon-license-VER-BN.ZZ.x86_64.rpm

    CHARON Libraries

    charon-utils-VER-BN.ZZ.x86_64.rpm

    CHARON Utilities

    charon-mtd-VER-BN.ZZ.x86_64.rpmMTD utility

    Example:

    # ls
    aksusbd-7.63-1.i386.rpm
    charon-axp-4.11-20403.el74.x86_64.rpm
    charon-license-4.11-20403.el74.x86_64.rpm
    charon-utils-4.11-20403.el74.x86_64.rpm
    charon-mtd-4.11-20403.el74.x86_64.rpm 

    Include Page
    KBCOMMON:DOC-GoToToc
    KBCOMMON:DOC-GoToToc

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If "putty" terminal emulator is going to be used as an additional option copy the following file to your home directory:

# cp 

# cp /opt/charon/putty/sessions/CHTERM-VT100 $HOME/.config/putty/sessions


Info

Note that the "charon-utils" package has the following dependencies:

  • ethtool
  • bridge-utils
  • net-tools
  • iproute
  • NetworkManager

During "charon-utils" installation using "yum", these packages will be installed automatically if some of them are absent on the host system.

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By default CHARON is installed in the "/opt/charon" directory. It has the following subdirectories:

Directory

Description

/bin

Contains all the executable files

/cfg

Contains the configuration files templates

/doc

Contains the documentation

/log

Contains the log files

/disks

Contains the disk containers

/drivers

Contains the CHARON drivers

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  1. Invoke the system default web browser and enter the URL http://localhost:1947 to display the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" (ACC) web interface.
  2. Click on "Sentinel Keys" link to open the corresponding page.
  3. Make sure that one and only one CHARON HASP or SL license is present.
ProblemAction
No license is displayedMake sure that all the recommendations above about remote access to the host are fulfilled (if remote access takes place), that the HASP USB key is not broken and its LED indicator is lit (meaning that it is used by the host).
Only one License key / SL is seen and its content is incorrectContact STROMASYS to request a new license update.
Several License keys / SLs are displayedRemove all of them except the one provided by STROMASYS for the just installed version of CHARON.

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  1. Ensure your license allows you to upgrade to that version. If not, please generate a C2V file and send it to STROMASYS for update. See CHARON-AXP for Linux utilities - 'hasp_srm_view' utility
  2. Prepare the new kit RPM files as it is described in "Before installation695402677" and "Distribution preparation695402677" sections.
  3. Stop all running CHARON-AXP instances.
  4. Make sure that no template files (i.e. "es40.cfg.template") have been used for your specific configuration otherwise copy those files to a dedicated folder.
  5. Login as "root" user.
  6. Remove the old CHARON-AXP version as described in the "CHARON-AXP for Linux deinstallation" chapter.
  7. Proceed with the instructions on the new kit installation as described in the "Installation695402677" section.

  8. Install the license for the new CHARON-AXP as described in the "License installation695402677" section.

  9. Start all the CHARON-AXP services stopped at step #3.

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