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Important

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notes

• This document applies to Charon-AXP/VAX Linux Toolkit versions 1.

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• 59 and 1.60
• If Charon-PAR is installed on the same server as Charon-AXP/VAX, the Charon-PAR Linux Toolkit cannot be installed if the Charon-AXP/VAX Linux Toolkit is installed (not compatible)

Kit download

To download the kit, you must issue a request via email to the Stromasys support team (support@stromasys.com) or ask your reseller

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• Basic knowledge of Unix commands
  
  
• Basic knowledge of Charon products
  
  

• Charon qualified versions:

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  • Charon-AXP V4.8

  Build 183-02 (+ patches)

  Charon-AXP V4.9 Build 194-02 (+ patches)

  Charon-AXP V4.10 Build 202-03 (+ patches)

  Charon-AXP V4.11 Build 204-03

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  • to V4.12 included

  • Charon-VAX V4.8

  Build 183-02 (+ patches)

  Charon-VAX V4.9 Build 194-02 (+ patches)

  Charon-VAX V4.10 Build 202-03 (+ patches)

  Charon-VAX V4.11 Build 204-03

  • to V4.12 included

    
    

• Scripts have been tested and validated on the following Linux distributions/versions:

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  • CentOS 7
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  Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6
  • .x and 8.x
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.x and 8.x
    
    

• Only Linux installations setup with english English language are supported

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  . It is however possible to use an experimental option if necessary for non English languages (see the Release Notes, chapter "Kit version V1.54")

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• Some packages have to be installed on the Charon server:

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  • Mandatory packages:
    • glibc.i686
    • bc
    • ed
    • usbutils
    • perl
    • at
      
      
  • Recommended packages:
    • telnet : recommended for connection from the Charon server to the virtual machine console
    • putty : recommended for connection from the Charon server to the virtual machine console (telnet or putty can be defined in the preferences)
    • expect : recommended if ssh cannot be used to execute shutdown commands from the console
    • rsh: recommended if rsh method is to be used for Charon instance clean shutdown
    • evince : recommended for reading online documentation
    • postfix : recommended, Mail Transport Agent used to send emails

    • firefox : recommended for checking and updating licenses, accessing online documentation
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• All described operations will have to be performed on the Charon server and logged in as 'root' (no other user supported). 
  
  • The 'menu' can be executed as a non root user but with limited possibilities. In this case "Not root!" will be displayed on the top left on the menu.
  • To run the 'menu' via a sudo command, so without the restrictions mentioned above, use: $ sudo /opt/charon/utils/charon_menu

  • It is also possible to allow non root users to run the 'menu' and other related command lines without being 'root'.
  
  
  • This must be enabled first as root in the "12 - Preferences" menu option then "8 - Access 'menu' using 'sudo'"
    
  • The 'menu' must be used by one user at a time only
    
    
• Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX installations are supported when installed in /opt/charon folder only
  
  
• Mail service must have been configured. Mail transfer agent can be postfix, sendmail, ...
  
  
• Within the Charon virtual machines configuration files:
  • do not use spaces or tabs between a parameter and its value as the toolkit does not handle this correctly , i.e.for disks, tapes and network devices. That is: parameter=value is correct, parameter = value is not correct.

  • do not add devices parameters on the same line for disks, tapes and network devices, please split the line in 2 lines

    Unsupported	set PKA container[600]= "/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso" media_type[600]="RRD47"
    Supported	set PKA container[600]="/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso" set PKA media_type[600]="RRD47"

    
    

  • For OPA0 console settings, the line defining OPA0 and the port name must not be split. Use either "load virtual_serial_line OPA0 port=<port>" (depending on Charon version) or the new syntax "set COM1 alias = OPA0 port = <port>"

Note related to display/edit options

Some menu options will allow you to display or edit files using available editors (if installed) between:

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There are 2 kinds of emails:

Please note:

• Do not use Stromasys email address to send results directly, for example

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• to support@stromasys.com. The sender will be unknown to us, it is then recommended to send results to yourself first and to forward us the email you received.

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• Both use 'sendmail' command to send emails. Mail transfer agent can be postfix, sendmail, ...