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  1. Start the Charon Manager and log in to your Charon-SSP host system. Please refer to the user's guide of your Charon-SSP product for details.
  2. Select the emulated SPARC system from the list of VMs on the left and click on Edit Virtual Machine to open the configuration window:




  3. The configuration window will look similar to the example below:

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In the configuration window, select the license configuration section and enter the following data into the Virtual Environment section:

  • Primary license server: the format of this field is <ip-address>[:<port>]. Where
    • <ip-address> is the name or address of the primary license server (use localhost or 127.0.0.1 if the license server is on the same system as the emulator),
    • <port> is the TCP port on which the license is served (if not specified, the default port 8083 will be used).

  • Backup license server: if you have a backup license server (supported in Charon-SSP version 4.1.19 or later), add the IP address, and, if not-default, the TCP port of the backup server in this field. The format is the same as for the primary license server. The backup server typically provides a license limited to a certain number of runtime hours should the primary server become unavailable. If all valid licenses are lost or removed while an emulator is running, there is a grace period (configured on the license; default: 2 hours). The grace period is the time period during which the emulator continues to run after its license has been lost or removed. If there is no valid license after the grace period ends, the emulator will stop (this could cause data loss for a running guest system).

  • Passphrase fields: the passphrase authenticates the license client to the the license server. It is defined when the license is created by Stromasys. Please let Stromasys know if you require a license with or without a passphrase (can be selected per product section); passphrases are supported in emulator versions 4.3.x and higher. If your license was created with a passphrase, enter the passphrase in the corresponding fields. You will find the passphrase on the license server in the output of the license_viewer program. If the license contains more than one product section, there will be a passphrase for each product section. Select the one defined for the product section the emulator instance will use.

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4. Click on OK to save the configuration. It will become active at the next start of the emulator.

Configuring the License Server Details in the Configuration File

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  1. Log in to the system as the privileged user.

  2. Open the configuration file with a text editor
    (the default location is in /opt/charon-agent/ssp-agent/ssp/<emul-architecture>/<emul-sparc-name>/) where
    <emul-architecture> stands for sun-4m, sun-4u, or sun-4v.

  3. Locate the [license] section (if it does not exist, add it).

  4. Add the parameter
    server = <license-server-ip-address>[:<port>]
    to the section, where
    1. <license-server-ip-address> is the IP address of the license server, and
    2. <port> is the TCP port on which the license is served (if not specified, the default port 8083 will be used).

  5. Optionally, add a backup license server. The backup server typically provides a license limited to a certain number of runtime hours should the primary server become unavailable.
    Relevant parameter:
    backup_server = <backup-license-server-ip-address>[:<port>]
    to the section, where
    1. <backup-license-server-ip-address> is the IP address of the backup license server, and
    2. <port> is the TCP port on which the license is served (if not specified, the default default port 8083 will be used).

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  1. If defined on the license, add the license passphrase using the parameters
    server_key = <primary-license-server-passphrase>
    backup_server_key = <backup-license-server-passphrase>
    The . The passphrase provides an authentication of license client to license server. The correct values for <primary-license-server-passphrase> and <backup-license-server-passphrase> can be found in the license_viewer output of the license server. If there are several product sections on the same license, be careful to select the passphrase associated with the correct product section. Relevant parameters:
    1. server_key = <primary-license-server-passphrase>
    2. backup_server_key = <backup-license-server-passphrase>

  2. Save the configuration file.

  3. At the next restart of your emulator instance, the configuration becomes active.

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