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This guide is intended for anyone who needs to install, configure, or manage the Stromasys Charon-SSP Virtual Environment (VE) license server. A general working knowledge of PC operating systems and their conventions is expected.
VE stands for "Virtual Environment". The term refers to cloud environments and (planned for future versions) VMware ESXi environments. For Charon-SSP products using such licenses customers have to must purchase their license from Stromasys. This is different from the cloud-specific marketplace Marketplace images where licensing is configured automatically when the cloud instance is launched.
This getting-started guide covers the Charon-SSP VE License Server software. This package contains a license server application that can be installed in customer-specific AWS, OCI, GCP and Azure environments . The (the list of supported platforms may be extended in the future). This license feature enables customers to run , for example, Charon-SSP in a customer-specific cloud environment without requiring Internet access to reach a license server. The license server is managed by the customer.
VE licenses provided by a VE license server require a specific variant of the Charon-SSP software (available starting with Charon-SSP available starting with version 4.2.x). The tests in this guide were performed with a pre-release of version 4.2. For a full description of Charon-SSP version 4.2 aspects that are not related to the specifics of the VE license application, please refer to the full Charon-SSP user's guide of your product variant.
For additional information about this product, please contact Stromasys at the regional addresses below or contact your Stromasys VAR.
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- Charon-SSP Cloud-based VE License Server Overview: brief overview of license server topologies.
- Installing the License Server and Charon-SSP Packages in the Cloud: installation of the license server software in cloud environments.
- Installing a License on the VE License Server: steps for requesting and installing a Charon-SSP product license on the license server.
- Configuring the VE License Server on for a Charon-SSP Emulator: steps for configuring Charon-SSP to use the VE license server.
- Operational Information: information that may be helpful when operating a VE license server. For example, log file locations and samples.
- Updating a VE License: steps for updating a license, for example, when the expiration date approaches.
- Additional Information: supplemental information about installing a Linux cloud instance, about installing and starting the Charon Manager on a Linux or Windows management system, and about cloud-specific firewall considerations.
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