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Charon Network Packet NDIS Signed driver for Windows 10, Windows Server 2016/2019 working with Secure Boot enabled.
Sentinel Runtime upgraded to version 8.13.
Implemented serial line logging capability for serial lines attached through virtual PBXDA (DIGI board).
Implemented support for booting AXP emulators via MOP. MOPv3 (DECnet) and MOPv4 (LANCP) are supported. Both EW and EI adapters are supported for MOP network boot.
The parameter "log_flush_period" is available on all serial line implementations (ID#5633).
New parameter "connection_override" for console that allows new connection to override existing connection, if any.
New version of PuTTY, supporting "-title" option and new way of storing/loading sessions definitions in the registry to avoid unnecessary duplication of session definitions for each user (ID#5590).
MkDisk utility logo is updated (ID#5246).
Sample configuration files are updated (ID#5246, #5622).
"Charon Virtual Machines Manager" is changed to "Charon Virtual Machine Manager" (ID#5246). Note: if you're upgrading from a previous version, the "Charon Virtual Machines Manager" icon has to be removed manually.
The NDIS driver is upgradable: during installation of a Charon kit, a newer driver version is installed automatically (ID#5585).
A specific dialog is added for recommended actions if a container cannot be extracted in the process of a Charon installation (ID#5586).
All relevant Charon components are installed independently by each Charon build to be installed on the host if these components are not "upgradable" (shared between builds) (ID#5504).
Charon installation procedure graphics are updated to display correct slogan (ID#5558).
MkDisk utility graphics are updated to display correct slogan (ID#5562).
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New functionality introduced in version 4.10 build 202-03
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The message "Failed to locate the "TTAx" for the line xx" displayed for intentionally not configured TTA lines is removed (ID#2650)
Sometimes the "Failed to create symbolic link to the packet driver" error blocks Charon-AXP normal networking despite its configuration is correct (ID#2554, 3182)
UETP fails on a tape image if Charon runs on VMware (ID#2427)
Unable to install AS2x00/AS4x00 emulators ("--install" command) (ID#2294)
Windows Server 2008 CN: "Invisible" Installation Log (empty log file) (ID#2678)
ds10l.exe installation fails on Win2008 Chinese version (ID#2685)
DE435 is offline with VMS 6.2-1H3 on AS4100 (ID#2680)
The firmware does not detect DE450 adapter and therefore does not print it in the device list (ID#2652)
DE450 remains OFFLINE in VMS (ID#2653)
Problem using CDROM on an HP blade server via USB (ID#2651)
Digital UNIX 4.0B fails to install on AlphaServer 400 (ID#2631)
Console logs are not appended to by default (ID#2628)
AS400 Emulator crash while installing Digital UNIX 4.0F (ID#2619)
AS2000 and AS2100 unable to "create an instance of the component dec_21040" (ID#2597)
Incorrect behavior on HALT command in kernel mode (ID#2595)
ES40 Emulator crashed when performing the SWINGBENCH test (ID#2586)
"-FILE" boot option of the SRM console was not implemented (ID#2102)
A file "mkdisk.vtable" is absent in the kit -- without it MKDISK cannot start (ID#2589).
The configuration template for the AS400 model has incorrect HW_MODEL syntax and is missing the PKB bus (ID#2373).
Incorrect text encoding in the NetDiag help on Chinese systems (ID#2373).
Tru64 V5.1B was unable to load driver for DEC 21040 PCI Ethernet Adapter (ID#2304).
Charon-AXP crashed on UETP test (ID#2348).
Ticket #7079: Charon crashed on a production system with segmentation violation (ID#2389)
The old .BIN files lead to Charon misbehavior. It should be replaced for new one (ID#2447)
A disk device goes offline suddenly with the "mount verification in progress" message (ID#2512)
Tru64/tar utility is unable to write if the output device is a tape. (ID#2383)
Failed to unload the virtual tape on Tru64. (ID#2385)
VMS 7.2-1 booted on DS10L and DS20 with FC Pass-Through enabled hangs VMS. (ID#2390)
Some configured disks disappeared from the OpenVMS environment (SRM console) under Charon-AXP/B108 AS4100.(ID#2393)
Charon-AXP/ES40 is unable to boot Tru64 from FC attached disk (ID#2412).
TOY data (including data/time) is not saved (ID#2414).
Install procedure does not issue warnings when unsupported host platform is used (ID#2431).
Putty Console does not work (no proper session is available) when Charon-AXP runs as a service (ID#2452).
Ticket #7682: "BOOT EWA0" command in the SRM console leads to the emulators hanging (ID#2469).
ID#2470 - Ticket #7684: BOOT DKA500 may boot from wrong device.
ID#2471 - Ticket #7687: Pressing "F6" button terminates emulator. The default behavior has been changed to "none".
Ticket #7716: SRM console HELP command is missing (ID#2472).
Network Control Center utility does not recognize teamed interfaces (ID#2331)
Some license messages are absent in the LOG file, for example "the license is expired" (ID#2040)
NFS issue: "cp" command never ends and the "cp" process becomes zombie (ID#2257)
SRM variables get saved in wrong console variables (ID#2295)
Handling of some exceptional cases in DIT2 due to resource lock must be implemented to avoid possible overflow (ID#2404).
Grammar error in message text: some typos have been corrected (ID#2428)
Embedded network adapters and additional ones (having the same name) conflict without any notification (ID#2429)
System hangs OpenVMS 7.1-2 with printing jobs (ID#2441)
Compilation of C code using FP flags /FLOAT=IEEE /IEEE=DENORM result in zero values (ID#2446)
log_method="append" does not work if specified separately from the other configuration commands for the logging definition (ID#2450).
Utilities help does not start on "F1" on Windows 2008 / Vista operating systems (ID#2498)
Ultrium tape drive fails on all VMS commands (ID#2386)
Ticket #7774: Problems NDIS6 driver - memory leak was found (ID#2490)
Many question marks sometimes displayed in the Network Control Center Chinese help file (ID#2373)
Tape error: "-BACKUP-F-NOTANSI, tape is not valid ANSI format" (ID#2521)
Exception (C0000005): Segmentation violation occurs on different configuration and applications (ID#2527, 2528, 2534, 2510)
The OpenVMS V8.3 CPUSANITY bugcheck while performing KGPSA initialization
Outgoing FTP hang problem on GS80/GS160 models (ID#1999)
A problem with Fortran compiled code generating exceptions (ID#145)
Several problems with physical tapes including tape initialization, label handling, tape restore and Files-11 file system on the tape
A problem reporting version 2.2 instead of 2.3 in the SRM console
A problem with VMS freezing during shutdown
A problem with freezing VMS boot after "%PKQDRIVER-W- PKA0, Chip reset failed, trying again" error message
A problem with EW devices not showing up at AS2x00 CRM console
A problem with multi instance configuration preventing more than one Charon-AXP instance from running
A problem with certain CPU affinity configurations causing "division by zero" crash
"Back" button does not always work during installation
An error message could appear during uninstallation of Charon-AXP through Control Panel
Setting particular disk and tape types with media_type parameter on KZPBA is not supported for \\PhysicalDriveX configuration style
Emulated PCI network adapter DE435 is not recognized in the AXP SRM console, however it is recognized and works for the guest OS.
Charon-AXP may wrongly report that no license is present if the correct license is present.
Too many scheduled starts and stops of Charon-AXP service in a short period of time could cause Charon-AXP crash.
AlphaServer model 2100 could have problems with initializing of the network controller (DECchip 21040).
Charon Network Control Center utility does not have proper Simplified Chinese interface.
Ultrium SCSI-1 DAT-72 tape drives currently do not work with Charon-AXP.
Virtual tape cannot be unloaded and container file replaced on Tru64.
Related Documents
Charon-AXP V4.12 for Windows - User's Guide (still internal!)
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