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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 in the section Charon VE-Capable Emulator and Management Software below).

These requirements are described in detail below.

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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: the

• 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 be a mismatch.
• The Charon-SSP

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• 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. However, there are restrictions in a VMware environment.
• Restrictions for VMware environments:
  • If the license server binds to the ESXi host on which the license server VM runs, any Charon emulator using the VE license server must run either on the same VM as the VE license server or on a VM running on the same ESXi host.
  • If the license server binds to the vCenter Server that manages the ESXi host on which the license server VM runs, any Charon emulator using the VE license server must run either on the same VM as the VE license server or on a VM on an ESXi host managed by the same vCenter Server.

Charon-SSP Emulator Packages for VE Licenses

The necessary features are available in Charon-SSP 4.2.x and later. Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR will provide you with the software or a download link. In certain cloud environments, Stromasys may offer prepackaged Charon-SSP VE images on selected cloud marketplaces. If you use a Charon host in the cloud and the instance was launched from such a prepackaged image, the required VE-capable emulator software is already installed (refer to the respective cloud-specific Getting Started Guide for more information).

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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.

VE License Server Software Installation

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