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Please review this document before proceeding with installation of CHARON-AXP/SMA(+)

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• Redesigned license module to conform with CHARON-AXP and CHARON-VAX license specifications including checksum thus allowing CHARON-AXP/SMA to run on the same server as CHARON-AXP and/or CHARON-VAX,
• USB reset support when encountering license session error,
• Updated NDIS (network) driver to the latest version,
• Windows 10 support.
• Windows 2008 R2 requires SP1 and the KB2949927 KB3033929 patch installed
  

Bug Fixes

None.

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This chapter notes the changes that were made in CHARON-AXP/SMA for Microsoft Windows 2.1.1, produced on 22-FEB-2008.

Changes

• A new version (V 1.2) of the IDLE mechanism is available and it is advised to upgrade to this version.

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• Virtual tape is too slow.
• Disk offline on CDROM attached to ISP1040 controller.
• Emulator crashes with 1536MB emulated memory.
• Console output is not complete in SRM console mode.

• Invalid DECNET address output removed.

Limitations

• Cluster node reboot fails. Workaround: shutdown the emulator, stop it, and start again.

• Cannot boot from a different disk after halting. Workaround: stop the emulator, start it and boot again from a different disk.
• SRM variable AUTO_ACTION is not implemented correctly. 

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• Virtual tape READ POSITION bugs fixed.

Changes

•  PuTTY is now the default terminal emulator. Putty is a freeware terminal emulator included in the CHARON-AXP setup kit.

Limitations

• When the emulator exits PUTTY shows an error box: "Network Error: Software caused connection abort".
• Backspace and delete do not work in the SRM console. 

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