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The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment is an appliance version of the CHARON-SSP for GNU/Linux virtual machine and associated utilities. Distribution There are two versions of the Virtual Environment and they are listed below:
- CHARON-SSP/V8 Virtual Environment – 32-bit SPARC Environment
- CHARON-SSP/V9 Virtual Environment – 64-bit SPARC Environment
Although these two products are different in the processor families they support, they are otherwise identical from an application point of view. The instructions in this section apply equally to both products.
Distribution of this software is either via an ISO image or physical read-only media, such as a CD-ROM or DVD. If you do not have a copy of the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment, then please contact either Stromasys or you Value Added Reseller for further help.
...mention /V8 and /V9...really the same for install purposes...
Installation Tasks
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| title | CHARON-SSP Installation Tasks |
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| 1. | If the host system is a virtual machine: - Configure for a Linux kernel 2.4.x x86-64 environment.
- Use the requirements laid out in /wiki/spaces/DocCHAXPSMAv2240L/pages/32473961 to configure the virtual hardware.
- Attach the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment ISO or physical CD to the VM.
- Power up the VM and boot from the CD.
If the host system is a physical machine: - Load the CHARON-SSP CD.
- Boot the system from the CD.
| | 2. | Upon successful boot, you should see the following screen: 
Select Normal Installation and press Enter. | | 3. | When presented with the following screen: 
Select Finish partitioning and write changes to disk and press Return. | | 4. | When asked to confirm the changes, select Yes and press Return. 
| | 4. | - The base installation will now continue. At completion the system will reboot.
- Ensure that the CD media is ejected to prevent booting the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment installer again.
| | 5. | Following successful installation, you should be presented with the following screen: 
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The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment runs under the charon-spk-sma spk user account. For improved security it is highly recommended that the default password of foxandtree is changed. The following instructions describe the necessary steps to change this password.
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| title | CHARON-SSP Virtual Evnrionment Upgrade Instructions |
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| 1. | Double-click the icon labelled CHARON-SPK Upgrade on the System Settings window. | | 2. | - A window titled Preparation will pop-up prompting for the insertion of the USB memory stick.
- Insert the USB stick into a free port on the system and click the button labelled Next.
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If the CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment is installed on a virtual machine it may be necessary to attach the host connected USB memory stick to the virtual machine before beginning this step. |
| | 3. | The CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment upgrade utility will search the USB memory stick for the software kit. - Once found a window titled Find charon-barebone-spk-x.x.x.deb (where x.x.x is replaced with the version number) will pop up.
- Click the button labelled UPGRADE to proceed with the upgrade.
| | 4. | Once the upgrade has completed, a window similar to the following will be displayed detailing the upgrade process. 
| | 5. | To complete the installation it is recommended to reboot the CHARON-SSPVirtual SSP Virtual Environment. |
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