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When looking at the Charon-SSP product features, one can look at the differences between the different emulated models (as shown in Virtual Hardware Supported by Charon-SSP AWS).
Another comparison is the comparison between the different product variants. This section provides an overview of important differences between the product variants.
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Product Variant Overview
The basic functionality of Charon-SSP in the different product variants is very similar. However, the product variants also have important differences.
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The following table lists important differences between the Charon-SSP product variants (as opposed to the differences between the different emulated architectures):
Functionality differences | Conventional product | Baremetal | AWS image | |
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User shell access to host OS | Y | N | Y (limited) | |
Linux operating system upgrades from distribution repositories | Y | Restricted (kernel version dependencies) | N | N (package installation is possible if agreed by Stromasys) |
Special GUI for host management | N | Y | N | |
Special user accounts for Charon | N (4) | Y(5) | Y (6) | |
Licensing general | HL/SL/Network license | Cloud license server | ||
License upgrade to more CPUs/more memory possible | Y | N (requires setup of new AWS instance) | ||
Internet connection required | N | Y | ||
Jumpstart | Y | N | ||
Network interface sharing (not recommended) | Y | N | ||
Configurable log path | Y | N | N | |
Additional tools | X11, iSCSI, NFS | X11, iSCSI, NFS, VNC | X11, iSCSI, NFS, VNC | X11 |
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4U+ and 4V+ support | N | Y | Y | Y |
PCI pass-through devices (Digi and GPIB) | N | Y (2) | Y (2) | N |
Digi AccelePort emulation | Y (2) | N | ||
Additional on-board serial lines | Y | N | ||
USB devices | Y (2) | N | ||
Parallel port | Y (3) | N | ||
Floppy drive | Y (3) | N | ||
Physical SCSI devices | disk, tape, CD-ROM, generic | disk | ||
External serial console via TCP | Y | N | ||
Physical serial ports | Y | Only via terminal server | ||
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Customer selectable hypervisor support | Y (1) | N (7) | ||
Notes
(1) Not for Charon-SSPU/4U+/4V+ (require VT-x/EPT support); supported Hypervisors are listed in Host System Requirements.
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