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1. The VE license server package
2. A suitable Linux instance to be used as the VE license server. This instance must run
   
   1. in a supported cloud environment,
   2. in a supported VMware environment, or
   3. on a supported physical server.
3. Correct firewall settings
4. The VE-capable Charon emulator software running on a Charon host with appropriate network access to the VE license server (see restrictions for VMware environments below)For AutoVE in AWS: a Charon instance launched from a compatible Automatic Licensing marketplace image (AutoVE definitions must be added before first launch).

These requirements are described in detail below.

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• The default zone name can be found with the command firewall-cmd --get-default-zone, a list of all zones can be displayed with the command firewall-cmd --get-zones.
• The parameter --permanent writes the command to the respective firewalld configuration files. To add the command to the running firewall, re-run it without the parameter --permanent.
• The simplified sample above does not limit the source IP address to the addresses of the license clients. This would require a more sophisticated configuration. Please refer to the documentation of your Linux system.

Communication

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When AutoVE mode is used, the primary and backup license servers can synchronize their database of registered clients. The TCP port for this synchronization must be permitted on both servers. Default: TCP/8085; an alternative port can be configured in /opt/license_server/config.ini.

Communication Between License Server and Cloud Infrastructure

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The VE license server software requires matching Charon emulator software. At the time of writing this support was available for Charon-SSP emulator products.

Please note:

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the protocol versions used by the emulator software and the license server must be compatible. The software checks for compatible protocol versions and reports an error should there

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be a mismatch.

Charon-SSP Emulator Packages for VE Licenses

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• Unless there is GUI access to the Charon-SSP host system (or an option to use X11-Forwarding via SSH), Charon Manager and Charon Director must be installed on a remote management system that will be used to configure and manage the Charon-SSP software. The Charon-SSP emulator software can also be run from the command-line, in which case Charon Manager and Director are not required.
• The Charon Agent package contains the RPM and Debian packages for the Charon Manager on Linux and a ZIP file for the Charon Manager on Microsoft Windows (charon-manager-ssp-<version>.zip).
• The Charon-SSP VE emulator software can run on the same system as the license server or on a separate system with appropriate network access to the VE License Server.

Charon-SSP AutoVE-enabled Marketplace Image

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VE License Server Software Installation

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# dnf install charon*.rpm
Last metadata expiration check: 18:49:07 ago on Di 23 Mär 2021 17:29:15 CET.
Dependencies resolved.
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 Package                   Arch       Version            Repository        Size
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Installing:
 charon-agent-ssp          x86_64     5.0.1-1            @commandline      28 M
 charon-director-ssp       x86_64     5.0.1-1            @commandline     112 k
 charon-manager-ssp        x86_64     5.0.1-1            @commandline     1.8 M
 charon-ssp-4m             x86_64     5.0.1.ve.el8-1     @commandline     2.2 M
 charon-ssp-4u+            x86_64     5.0.1.ve.el8-1     @commandline      14 M
 charon-ssp-4v+            x86_64     5.0.1.ve.el8-1     @commandline      14 M
Installing dependencies:
 
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Transaction Summary
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Install  48 Packages

Total size: 70 M
Total download size: 9.2 M
Installed size: 183 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:

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Running transaction check
Transaction check succeeded.
Running transaction test
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Running transaction

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  charon-agent-ssp-5.0.1-1.x86_64                                               
  charon-director-ssp-5.0.1-1.x86_64                                            
  charon-manager-ssp-5.0.1-1.x86_64                                             
  charon-ssp-4m-5.0.1.ve.el8-1.x86_64                                           
  charon-ssp-4u+-5.0.1.ve.el8-1.x86_64                                          
  charon-ssp-4v+-5.0.1.ve.el8-1.x86_64  

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Complete!

Launching a AutoVE-enabled Instance from AWS Marketplace

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