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This document covers Charon-HPA PAR version 2.00. For older versions, please refer to the documentation included with the respective installation package.
This user's guide covers all aspects of selecting a suitable environment (hardware and software) to run the Charon-HPA PAR emulator. It also describes all tasks involved with installing, configuring, and running the Charon-HPA PAR emulator.
The following topics are not covered by this guide:
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This document is intended to be used by any end-user or Stromasys partner required to install, configure, and manage a Charon-HPA PAR installation. It is assumed that a reader of this document has a basic knowledge of managing Linux systems and is familiar with the guest operating system used.
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The following are the main topics covered in this user's guide:
- Virtual Hardware Supported by Charon-HPAPAR: basic overview of amount of memory and maximum number of CPUs supported by the different emulated models. Details for each model are provided in Emulated Model Hardware Configuration Details.
- Charon-HPA PAR Prerequisites: requirements that must be fulfilled by the host system before Charon can be installed.
- Charon-HPA PAR Software Installation: installation packages overview and installation steps.
- Charon-HPA PAR Guest Instance Basic Configuration and OS Installation: basic steps of setting up an emulated HP3000 or HP9000 a PA3 (emulates historic HP3000 hardware) or PA9 (emulates historic HP9000 hardware) system, and a sample HP-UX installation.
- Serial Line Emulation Notes: information about how to set up different terminal emulators.
- Emulator configuration details:
- Charon-HPA PAR Command-Line Options: command-line options provided by the Charon-HPA PAR emulator image.
- HP-UX Graphical Connection via X-Server: configuration details for host and guest system.
- File Transfer to and from Guest Operating System: hints on different file transfer methods that may be useful during a migration situation.
- Upgrading the Charon-HPA PAR Software and Deinstalling the Charon-HPA PAR Software
- License Management Overview for Charon-HPAPAR: overview of the different tools available for license management and important configuration options.
- Charon-HPA PAR Utilities: description of additional command-line utilities.
- Emulated System Firmware Functions: overview of options available on the console of an emulated system.
- HP3000 Command Files & UDCs: additional tools provided on the MPE pre-installed disk.
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