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Introduction

CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP products are

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Introduction

CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP products are distributed in form of a zip file that contains the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP installation executable ("InstallShell.exe"). The InstallShell procedure offers the possibility to select several modules to install. It is recommended to install all modules (the default).

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Perform host system checks (hardware and software) to ensure the host platform meets minimum CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP installation requirements
Optionally, create a specific CHARON username with administrative privileges
Extract CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP installation procedure files from its archive
Install CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP by running "InstallShell.exe" installer and following the instructions
Install CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP license (hardware dongle or software license)
Configure CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP host system, for example, network adapter, host OS services, etc.

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Hardware Requirements

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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP model	Minimal number of host CPU cores	Recommended number of host CPU cores
VAX 6610	2	4
VAX 6620	3	4
VAX 6630	4	6
VAX 6640	6	8
VAX 6650	8	12
VAX 6660	8	12
Other models	2	2

When starting, the CHARON-VAX software checks the available number of host CPU cores. Currently, this check is based on the maximum number of VAX CPUs that can be emulated, not on the number of the actually configured VAX CPUs. Therefore the number of host CPU cores recommended for the maximum number of emulated CPUs - as shown in the right column of the table above - must be available. If the available number of host CPU cores is below this number, CHARON-VAX will issue a warning message even if the requirements for the configured number of VAX CPUs are fulfilled. The CHARON-VAX software will work despite this warning if the requirements for the configured number of VAX CPUs are fulfilled.

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Hyperthreading must be switched off completely. Disable hyperthreading in the BIOS settings of the physical host or, for a VMware virtual machine, edit the virtual machine properties, select the Resources tab then select Advanced CPU. Set the Hyperthreaded Core Sharing mode to None.

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In case of VMware-based CHARON host it is mandatory to use "E1000" virtual network adapter. Please avoid usage of "E1000E" adapter since it may lead to problems with some TCP/IP services!

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Software Requirements

Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter Editions, 64 bit version
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard and Datacenter Editions, 64 bit version (please notice that only R2 revision is supported)
Windows 10 Pro and Enterprise Editions, 32 bit and 64 bit version
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 (SP1) Standard and Enterprise Editions, 64 bit version (please notice that only R2 revision is supported)
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional and Ultimate (SP1) Editions, 32 bit and 64 bit versions
Microsoft Windows 8.1 Professional Edition, 32 and 64 bit versions
VMware ESXi 5.5 and 6.x up to 6.5 (requires a supported Windows operating system on top of a ESXi virtual machine)
Microsoft Hyper-V (requires a supported Windows operating system on top of a Hyper-V virtual machine)

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Host system preparation

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All antivirus, screen saver, automatic (scheduled) backup and any other CPU consuming software as well as software that is able to temporarily lock CHARON files (such as automatic indexing) must be turned off, uninstalled and disabled. Alternatively it is also possible to exclude all CHARON executables and material folders from scanning for viruses, but please note that scanning slows down CHARON host anyway - it may be critical for some installations requiring maximum performance.

The power scheme must be set to "High Performance" with all the "Sleep" and "Standby" modes turned off.

The automatic installation of Microsoft updates must be disabled. MS updates to the CHARON host must be done only in specific service maintainence periods established by the system administrator. Before applying new updates one must shutdown the operating system running on CHARON and stop all the running CHARON instances and services.

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Type "regedit" in the search field under "Start" menu or press Windows+R and enter "regedit"; press Enter to run the found applet.
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Find the "AlwaysDisableMCN" parameter in the following way:

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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
+ SYSTEM
    + CurrentControlSet
       + Enum
          + SCSI
             + Disk&Ven_DEC&Prod_RWZ53_____(C)DEC  <- This one depends on Vendor and Model of your MO drive
                + 5&fd233cf&0&000500 <- This one depends on hardware connection (SCSI ID of MO drive, location of SCSI HBA on the host's mainboard, etc ...)
                   + Device Parameters
                      + MediaChangeNotification
                         + AlwaysDisableMCN = DWORD:00000000

Change the "AlwaysDisableMCN" parameter to "1", for example: "AlwaysDisableMCN = DWORD:00000001".
Reboot the host system.

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Before installation

Login as the local system administrator ("Administrator") on the host system.

Create a special user for running CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP (optional). This user must have all the administrative privileges. Please consult with your Windows User's Guide on details.

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The CHARON installation procedure will create a special group called CHARON-GRP and the current user will be automatically included to this group. Do not remove this group and do not remove any CHARON user from it, otherwise a problem with virtual memory allocation may appear on CHARON startup.

The created user may belong to some domain, but please note that in this case you have to add this user to the CHARON-GRP manually as it is described in this article and then reboot CHARON host.

Stay logged in as local system administrator ("Administrator") or log off and login as the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP user having administrative privileges (if this option has been chosen).
Create a special directory for the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP distribution kit and copy the provided files there.
Due to CHARON installation procedure update, it is required to uninstall all CHARON products before installing CHARON-VAX version 4.8

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Distribution preparation

Extract the content of the distribution archive to the current directory or copy the content of the provided distribution directory to the current directory.
Run the "InstallShell.exe" file:
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Installation

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The first dialog lists the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP product:

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Select the CHARON-VAX product, or all products, by checking the corresponding box. Select the "Display components page" to include the products components page if you need it. Typically it is not required.

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The CHARON products may be highlighted with a red color. This indicates that the CHARON host configuration does not meet CHARON requirements. To see what requirements are not met, point the mouse cursor on that product and a pop-up box with details will appear.

Press the "Next" button.

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Read the license, check "Agree" if you agree and press the "Next" button.

If "Display components page" option was selected, the setup procedure will display a dialog for the CHARON-VAX product components:

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It is strongly recommended to leave the selection as it is unless you clearly understand what the impact is if you uncheck some modules.

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Select a directory to be used for CHARON installation or use the default. The path can either be entered manually or selected using the "Browse" button.

Once done, press the "Next" button to start the installation of the selected components.

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During the CHARON installation procedure, you will have to confirm the installation of the CHARON-specific network driver. Press the "Install" button:

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Once the installation is done, the following dialog will be displayed:

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It is strongly recommended to reboot the CHARON host system immediately: leave the "Reboot computer now" box checked and press the "Finish" button.

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The CHARON installation procedure has created the following structure under the "Start" menu:

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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP home directory

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Directory	Description
Build_XXX\x86 (and Build_XXX\x64 on x64 systems)	Contains product executables and libraries
Drivers	Contains the CHARON drivers
Chapi	Contains CHARON API files used for creating new emulated devices
InstallShell	Contains the CHARON installation procedure executables
Logs	Contains the CHARON installation log
Redistributables	Contains the redistributables needed for CHARON running (already installed)
Virtual Machines Manager	Contains the most up-to-date version of CHARON Virtual Machines Manager
Virtual Machine Templates	Contains templates for creating CHARON Virtual Machines
Virtual Machines	Contains the CHARON Virtual Machines
Virtual Disk Images	Contains the CHARON virtual disk images, for example "charoncp012" and "idle_vms_pkg_v3.0"

The "Virtual Machine Templates" directory contains template configuration files to build CHARON Virtual Machine using the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager. We will focus our attention on this subject in the next chapter.

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License installation

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If the CHARON license is a network license (red USB dongle), it is possible either to connect it to the host USB port (to use it locally and provide it to other hosts on the local network at the same time) or to install it on a local network "license server" for remote access from this particular host.If a remote license server is to be used:it is possible either to connect it to the host USB port (to use it locally and provide it to other hosts on the local network at the same time) or to install it on a local network "license server" for remote access from this particular host.

If a remote license server is to be used:

Copy the file "hasp_install\haspdinst.zip" from the CHARON distribution to any directory on the server, for example "C:\Temp".
Extract the content of this archive to the same directory.
Login as "Administrator" on the server and open "cmd.exe" from the "Start" menu.
Switch to that directory.
Install the extracted file.

Example:
...> cd c:\temp
c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsg
c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -install -cm
Copy the file "hasp_install\Sentinel_LDK_Run-time_cmd_line_X.XXhasplib.zip" from the CHARON distribution to any directory on the server, for example "C:\Temp".
Extract the content contents of this archive to the same directory.
Login as "Administrator" on the server and open "cmd.exe" from the "Start" menu.
Switch to that directory.
Install the extracted file.
Example:
...> cd c:\temp
c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsg
c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -install -cmCopy the file "haspvlib_68704.dll" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x64 host) or "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x86 host)
Connect the network HASP dongle to the server USB port.

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Double click the "CHARON Virtual Machines Manager" icon on the desktop or select this utility in the tray menu; select the "Host Information and Utilities" section and press the "License Update Tool" button:
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The following default dialog window will appear:

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If you're installing a "Provisional" (demo) license, jump to step 5
Ensure no license dongle is connected, select the "Installation of new protection key" radio-box and press the "Collect Information" button. The following window will appear:

Specify the directory and name of the system "fingerprint" file to be created then press the "Save" button.
The "License Update Service" will save the fingerprint file under the given name and report the status:
Send the resulting file to STROMASYS. In return STROMASYS will provide you with a ".v2c" file, for example "Your License.v2c".
Copy the received v2c file to CHARON host in the folder of your choice and select the "Apply License File" tab:

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Press the "..." button and browse for the received v2c file.
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Press the "Open" button to apply the license.
From the "CHARON Virtual Machines Manager" utility (see above) select the "Host Information and Utilities" section and press the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" button or (optionally) invoke the system default web browser and enter the URL http://localhost:1947 to display the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" (ACC) web interface. This interface allows you to view and manage the CHARON licenses.
Ensure that the software license is now visible in the "Sentinel Keys" section of the ACC.

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Software licenses are always network licenses. Hence, they have no restrictions with respect to being displayed or accessed via a remote connection.

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License validity verification

Check the CHARON license validity by invoking the "Charon License Details" utility to make sure that the CHARON license is visible and is correct. Double click the "CHARON Virtual Machines Manager" icon on the desktop or select this utility in the tray menu; select the "Host Information and Utilities" section and press the "HASP License Details" button:

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Verify the the license content is displayed correctly and no error message is shown
Verify the content of the license looks correct. Check for example the license number, the major and minor versions, the minimum and maximum build numbers, the CHARON-AXP products and allowed hardware (CHARON-AXP models). More details on the license content can be found in the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP Licensing chapter of this Guide.

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Uncheck the "Allow Access to Remote Licenses" and the "Broadcast Search for Remote Licenses" checkboxes from the "Access to Remote License Managers" tab then press the "Submit" button to apply changes.

It is also possible to have one "main" and one "backup" license in case the main license becomes unavailable

have to specify in the CHARON-VAX configuration file the license key ids to be used.

Example:

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It is possible to have several licenses available to CHARON-VAX

/ CHARON-PDP

at the same time. In this case you

have to specify in the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP configuration file the key ids to be used.

Example:

set session license_key_id[0]=1877752571

set session license_key_id

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Table of contents

Introduction

Table of contents

Introduction

Hardware Requirements

Software Requirements

Host system preparation

Before installation

Distribution preparation

Installation

CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP home directory

License installation

License validity verification

Network configuration

After installation