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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP model | Minimal number of host CPU cores | Recommended number of host CPU cores |
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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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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP networking assumes dedicated host Ethernet adapters; their number must be equal to the emulated adapters to be configured in CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP11. One adapter (optionally) can be left to the host for TCP/IP networking etc.
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Starting with ESXi 6.5, it is not possible to select E1000 adapter when a new virtual machine is created using Windows Server 2012, 2016 and Windows 10 templates.
The following workarounds are available:
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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, except the license alert script) |
| 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" |
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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:\tempc:\temp> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsgc:\temp> haspdinst.exe -install -cm- Copy the file "
hasp_install\hasplib.zip" from the CHARON distribution to any directory on the server, for example "C:\Temp". - Extract the contents of this archive to the same directory.
- Copy 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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Software licenses can also be uninstalled using the method, described in the "Removing CHARON-VAX Software Licenses" chapter of this Guide.
For license servers accessible only via non-broadcast search it is also possible to disable access to network licenses if only a local license is to be used: Click on the "Configuration" link to open the "Configuration for Sentinel Manager" page.
Uncheck the "Allow Access to Remote Licenses" checkbox from the "Access to Remote License Managers" tab then press the "Submit" button to apply changes.
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