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The Charon VE License Server package is delivered as an RPM package. Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR will provide you with the software or a download link. If an instance is created based on a Stromasys-provided emulator marketplace images, the installation kit is in the /charon/storage directory.
Package nameThe packaging is different based on the VE license server version:
- VE license server version 2.2.3 and older:
license-server-<version>.rpm
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Where <version> indicates the version of the software, for example, 2.0.1.
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- VE license server version 2.2.4 and higher:
license-server-<version>.rpm.sh
Self-extracting archive containing the end-user license agreement (EULA) and the RPM package.
In both cases <version> indicates the version of the software, for example, 2.2.1
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Linux Instance for the License Server
The license server package must be installed on a supported Linux instance. This instance can run in a supported cloud, in a supported VMware environment, or on a physical host.
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Please note: the VE license server software can run on the same system as the Charon emulator. However, using a dedicated system with stable hardware and software configuration as the VE license server is the recommended configuration. This will reduce the risk of invalidating the license by a non-supported hardware or software change. Please see Operational Information and Logging for more information about such changes and also about the operation of a backup license server to ensure continued operation of critical applications.
Linux Host Hardware and Software
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Requirements
Operating System Requirements for the VE License Server
- Red Hat, CentOS, or Oracle Linux (64-bit) versions 7.x or 8.x
- Rocky Linux 8.1 - 8.5x
- Red Hat, Oracle Linux, and Rocky Linux 9.x
Only 64-bit operating systems are supported.
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Other Software Requirements for the VE
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License Server
The Btrfs file system is not supported as a root file system for a VE license server.
Hardware Requirements for the VE license server
Basic hardware requirements (cloud instance capabilities or VMware host configuration) for running a dedicated license server:
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VE License Server Installation Steps
Perform the following steps to install the VE License Server software:
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In the description below, the placeholders used have the following meaning:
- <mykey> is the private key of the key-pair you associated with your cloud instance
(for an on-premises VMware installation or an installation on a physical system where logging in with username/password is allowed, this is not needed). - <user> is the user associated with your license server instance (e.g., opc on OCI, centos for a CentOS instance on AWS, or the custom user on your VMware virtual machine;
for an instance installed from a Stromasys-provided Charon AL or VE emulator marketplace image, use
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- user charon for SFTP
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- and user sshuser for interactive login.
- <linux-ip> is the ip address of your license server system.
Please note: if an instance was installed from a prepackaged Charon emulator marketplace image, the installation package is already stored in /charon/storage. Please check, if there are newer versions available that would be preferable for your environment.
Perform the following steps to install the VE License Server software:
- Copy the license server software package to the license server system using the host (if needed):
- For example, use sftp to connect to the VE license server system.
# sftp -i ~/.ssh/<mykey><user>@<linux-ip> - Copy the software package to the license server system using the following SFTP command:
> put <local-path-to-license-server-package>
- For example, use sftp to connect to the VE license server system.
- Use ssh to log in on the license server host.
# ssh-i ~/.ssh/<mykey> <user>@<linux-ip> - As a privileged user (root) go to the directory where
- <mykey> is the private key of the key-pair you associated with your cloud instance
(for an on-premises VMware installation where login with username/password is allowed, it is not needed) - <user> is the user for interactive login associated with your license server instance (e.g., opc on OCI, centos for a CentOS instance on AWS, or the custom user on your VMware virtual machine;
for an instance installed from a Stromasys-provided Charon AL or VE emulator marketplace image, use sshuser) - <linux-ip> is the ip address of your license server system
- <mykey> is the private key of the key-pair you associated with your cloud instance
- Become the root user:
# sudo -iGo to the package location: - Become the root user:
# sudo -i - Go to the package location:
# cd <path-to-package-directory>If you used SFTP to copy the package to an instance installed from a prepackaged Charon marketplace image, the home directory of the charon user and the default location for file transfers is /charon/storage. - For VE license server 2.2.4 and above, unpack the archive and agree to the end-user license agreement:
# chmod a+x license-server-<version>.rpm.sh# ./license-server-<version>.rpm.sh
This will display the EULA. After agreeing to it, the RPM installation package will be unpacked in the current directory.
- Install the package:
- Linux 7.x:
# yum install license-server*.rpm - Linux 8.x and 9.x:
# dnf install license-server*.rpm
- Linux 7.x:
# cd <path-to-package-directory>
On an instance installed from a prepackaged Charon emulator marketplace image, the installation package is stored under /charon/storage; this is also the home directory of the sftp user charon)you stored the installation package and install the package:
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