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The models currently supported by CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/ Linux are:

  • Sun SPARCstation 20

The models currently supported by CHARON-SSP/4U for GNU/ Linux are:

  • Sun Enterprise 450

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FieldDescription
SCSI device type 

Drop-down list of configurable device types. The table below describes the available device types:

 SCSI device typeDescription
 Virtual DiskVirtual disk device backed by a container file.
 Virtual CDROMVirtual CDROM device, backed by a container file.
 Virtual TapeVirtual tape device backed by a container file.
 Physical DiskVirtual disk device connected to a host-attached physical disk device.
 Physical CDROMVirtual CDROM device connected to a host-attached physical optical drive.
 Physical TapeVirtual tape device connected to a host-attached physical tape drive.
SCSI busSpecify either the Primary SCSI Bus and the External SCSI Bus on CHARON-SSP/4M virtual machines only.
SCSI ID

SCSI device identification number.

  • For CHARON-SSP/4U-based virtual machines, acceptable values are a 3-bit narrow SCSI device ID between 0 and 7.
  • For CHARON-SSP/4M-based virtual machines, acceptable values are a 4-bit wide SCSI device ID between 0 and 15.
Note

In all cases the SCSI device ID 7 is reserved for the SCSI bus controller and cannot be used for a user configurable SCSI device.

SCSI device path

Click the path to specify the location of the virtual SCSI device. The table below lists example device paths depending on the setting of the SCSI device type option.

 SCSI Device TypeExample SCSI Device Path
 Virtual Disk/usr/local/vm/lela/scsi0.vdisk
 Virtual CDROM/usr/local/share/iso/sunos_4.1.4.iso
 Virtual Tape/usr/local/vm/lela/scsi1.vtape
 Physical Disk/dev/sda
 Physical CDROM/dev/sg1
 Physical Tape/dev/st0

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Note

If the virtual SCSI storage device is attached to a container file the file itself is not removed when the configuration is.

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TTYA Configuration 
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To view or change the current virtual machine console configuration, select COM1(OPA0) TTYA in the Device column of the left-hand pane.  This will open the COM1(OPA0)TTYA configuration window, shown below.  In this example the console is disabled.

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It is possible to configure the virtual console device in one of three ways by selecting one of three options described below from the drop-down list labelled Type.

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The only option for the physical terminal is Device.  This is a drop-down list of all directly attached serial ports available on the host system.

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The following table lists each of the fields in the network console device configuration window and describes their operation.

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FieldDescription 
Port

This option specifies the TCP/IP port to user when listening for incoming console client connections.

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ConsoleSpecify in which way the network console will be viewed.
ConsoleDescription
Built-inThe built-in console is displayed and accessible from the Console tab in the CHARON-AXP/SMA Manager.
ExternalAn external network console device allows an external client (e.g. a telnet client) to attach to the port and interact with the virtual console device.

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TTYB Configuration

To view or change the virtual machine COM2(TTA0) TTYB configuration, select COM2(TTA0)TTYB in the Device column of the left-hand pane.

The virtual COM2 or TTA0 TTYB serial device can be configured as both a physical or network connected device.  The configuration of this device is very similar to COM1(OPA0)TTYA.  For further details related to configuring this device, consult the section COM1(OPA0) section TTYA Configuration.

Ethernet Configuration

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To remove an existing virtual Ethernet adapter, select the adapter from the list of configured devices and click the button labelled Remove...

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StepDescription
1.Click the name of the virtual machine that is to be removed in the left hand pane of the management console.
2.Click the button labelled Edit Virtual Machine.
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You will be presented with the Virtual Machine Settings window. From here, click on the SCSI Device configuration in the left-hand pane. If any of the SCSI devices are container files, take note of their locations. In the example below, the devices DKA0, DKA100 and MKA600 are all container files.

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4.Click the button labelled Cancel to leave the Virtual Machine Settings window.
5.
  • Right-click the name of the virtual machine in the left hand pane of the management console.
  • Select Delete VM from Disk.

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Info

The management console does not confirm this action and the configuration and log files are immediately deleted.

6.

Any container files (virtual disk or tape) that were part of the configuration are still present on the system. These should have been noted in step 3. To remove them, either connect to the remote system using SSH or if connected to the console of a CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment system, press Ctrl+WinKey+F12 to open the shell. Navigate to the appropriate path and remove the container files.

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The virtual machine console can be connected to either a physical serial line attached to the host or a network TCP/IP port.  The following sections describe how to attach to these different forms of console.

Physical Access

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  • Right-click the name of the virtual machine in the left hand pane of the management console.
  • Select Delete VM from Disk.

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Warning

The management console does not confirm this action and the configuration, log files and all associated container files are immediately deleted.

3.

Any container files (virtual disk or tape) that were part of the configuration are no longer on the system.

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