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| Utility | Description |
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| mkdskcmd | Used to create CHARON virtual disk containers of custom or standard types. This utility also may be used to transfer virtual disks of one type to virtual disks of another type. |
| hasp_srm_view | Used to display the CHARON license contents, to collect the host system fingerprint and to transfer software licenses from one host to another. |
| hasp_update | Sentinel standard utility used to retrieve Sentinel protection key information, detach a license from a Sentinel SL key and rehost a license from a Sentinel SL key |
| ncu | Used to dedicate a host interface to CHARON-AXP, to release it back to the host and to manage CHARON virtual interfaces (TAPs). |
| mtd | Used to create CHARON tape images from physical tapes and to write tape images back to physical tapes. |
| CHARON Guest Utilities for OpenVMS | Used to manage virtual tapes and CHARON performance. |
All these utilities are invoked from Linux console command line.
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Enter "8" to quit "ncu" utility.
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The "CHARON Guest Utilities for OpenVMS" (CHARONCP) package contains several utilities for managing virtual tapes, changing the emulator speed and creating useful definitions for that operations.
This set of utilities is located in the "charoncp011.vdisk" disk file in the "/opt/charon/disks".
Installation
Specify this image in the CHARON configuration file, boot from the system disk and mount the disk with the following OpenVMS command:
$ MOUNT <device name> /OVERRIDE=IDENTIFICATION |
Issue the following commands to install the package:
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Select all the components included to the package:
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Proceed with installation using all the default options.
Once the installation is completed, update "SYSTARTUP_VMS.COM" file with the following line:
$ @SYS$STARTUP:CHARONCP_STARTUP |
After that the package will be loaded automatically on startup.
Virtual tapes management
Using the following commands it is possible to manage virtual tapes attached to CHARON:
| Command | Description | |
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| $ CHARONCP SET MAGTAPE <device> /LOAD=<filename>.vtape | Create the specified host-file (if it does not already exist) and attach it to the specified virtual tape device. Example:
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| $ CHARONCP SET MAGTAPE <device> /UNLOAD | Detach any file currently attached to te specified virtual tape device. Example:
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Possible errors:
| Error | Description |
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| BADFILENAME | The filename specified as a value to the qualifier /LOAD was either too long or does not have a file extension of ".vtape". |
| DEVNOTDISM | Attempting to execute a SET MAGTAPE/LOAD when a file is already attached. Perform a SET MAGTAPE/UNLOAD first. |
Defining keys
It is possible to define certain keys on the terminal keyboard for fast access to the CHARONCP functionalilty while you are in CHARONCP:
| Command | Description | |
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$ CHARONCP | Defines an equivalence string and a set of attributes with a key on the terminal keyboard. You can have a set of keys defined automatically for use with the CHARONCP utility by placing DEFINE/KEY commands in the file SYS$LOGIN:CHARONCP_KEYDEFS.INI Example:
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| $ CHARONCP CHARONCP> SHOW KEY <key-name> | Displays key definitions created with the DEFINE/KEY command. Refer to the DCL help entry for SHOW KEY for further information. Example:
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For more information refer to the OpenVMS DCL Dictionary (DEFINE/KEY section).
Displaying version
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| $ CHARONCP SHOW VERSION | Displays the CHARONCP package version number and architecture. This can be useful for customers reporting issues with the CHARONCP software. Example:
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