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  • Mandatory packages:
    • glibc.i686
    • bc
    • perl
    • at
      
      
  • Recommended packages:
    • telnet : recommended for connection from the Charon server to the virtual machine console
    • expect : recommended if ssh cannot be used to execute shutdown commands from the console
    • rsh: recommended if rsh method is to be used for Charon instance clean shutdown
    • evince : recommended for reading online documentation
    • postfix : recommended, Mail Transport Agent used to send emails

    • firefox : recommended for checking and updating licenses, accessing online documentation
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• All described operations will have to be performed on the Charon server and logged in as 'root' (no other user supported).
  • The 'menu' can be executed as a non root user but with limited possibilities. In this case "Not root!" will be displayed on the top left on the menu.
  • To run the 'menu' via a sudo command, so without the restrictions mentioned above, use: $ sudo /opt/charon/utils/charon_menu

  • To use the 'menu' alias as a non root user, it is possible to add this line: alias menu='sudo /opt/charon/utils/charon_menu' to the .bashrc script of the user.
  • The 'menu' must be used by one user at a time only
    
    
• Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX installations are supported when installed in /opt/charon folder only
  
  
• Mail service must have been configured. Mail transfer agent can be postfix, sendmail, ...
  
  
• Within the Charon virtual machines configuration files:
  • do not use spaces or tabs between a parameter and its value as the toolkit does not handle this correctly , i.e.for disks, tapes and network devices. That is: parameter=value is correct, parameter = value is not correct.

  • do not add devices parameters on the same line for disks, tapes and network devices, please split the line in 2 lines

    Unsupported	set PKA container[600]= "/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso" media_type[600]="RRD47"
    Supported	set PKA container[600]="/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso" set PKA media_type[600]="RRD47"

    
    

  • For OPA0 console settings, the line defining OPA0 and the port name must not be split. Use either "load virtual_serial_line OPA0 port=<port>" (depending on Charon version) or the new syntax "set COM1 alias = OPA0 port = <port>"

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