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Starting CHARON Virtual Machines Manager
CHARON execution is controlled by the "CHARON Virtual Machines Manager" that manages each CHARON instance, called a "CHARON Virtual Machine", running on the host.
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Creating a CHARON Virtual Machine
Creating a CHARON VM using provided templates
CHARON installation contains a set of template files for creating a base configuration for each VAX/PDP11 model. Once the CHARON Virtual Machine (VM) is created using these templates it can be configured further to meet your requirements and all the specifics of the emulated system.
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Creating a CHARON VM using an existing configuration file
It is also possible to use an existing configuration file for creating a CHARON Virtual Machine.
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Select the configuration file and press the "Open" button:
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Enter the CHARON Virtual Machine name and note the Home Directory for this VM, it will be used by default for storing logs, virtual disk images, toy and container files if no path is specified in the configuration file.
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Running a CHARON Virtual Machine
Select the target CHARON VM in the left pane and press the "Start" button:
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CHARON Virtual Machines Manager will display the execution log:
Note the color meaning:
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Stopping a CHARON Virtual Machine
Note: before stopping the virtual machine from the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager, a clean shutdown of the operating system running on the VM has to be performed.
Select the target CHARON VM in the left pane and press the "Stop" button. A dialog will appear to confirm, select "Yes" to continue to stop the VM:
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Removing a CHARON Virtual Machine
To remove a CHARON VM, select it and pressing press the "Remove VM" button:
The Virtual machine has to be stopped before removing it (see Stopping a CHARON Virtual Machine chapter above)
A confirmation dialog will be displayed:
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Modifying a CHARON Virtual Machine
Select the target CHARON VM and switch to the "VM Configuration" tab to see its features:
Using this dialog it is possible to:
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Exploring CHARON Virtual Machine Home Directory
Press the "Explore" button to open up a Windows Explorer window showing the content of the selected CHARON VM home folder:
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Making a new virtual disk
It is very convenient to use the "Create Virtual Disk" button to create empty disk images in the CHARON VM Home Directory:
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CHARON Virtual Machine configuration file
Press the "Edit Configuration file" button:
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Alternatively it is possible to select the target CHARON VM and press the "Edit Configuration" button:
The configuration file specifies all the settings of the CHARON VM. This will be discussed in the next chapter.
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CHARON Virtual Machine startup mode
By default, the CHARON VM startup mode is set to "Manual" meaning a user has to start the CHARON VM manually using the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager after a host reboot. If the CHARON VM has to start automatically, select the "Automatic" option.
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CHARON version to be used for CHARON VM
The CHARON installation procedure allows several versions of CHARON to be installed on the host at the same time (V4.10 8 and later only). This option can be used for testing.
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Select the target CHARON version from the "Executable" drop-down list and press the "Apply" button:
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Service functions
Additional functionalities are available and described below:
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| Update Log | The CHARON Virtual Machines Manager updates the displayed log every 5 minutes and displays up to 1024 lines by default. It can be changed in the "Settings" dialog of the program system menu. Right click on top of the CHARON Virtual Machines Manager window and select "Settings":
In the appearing dialog you can change the interval:
If it is required to see most up-to-date version of the log, press the "Update Log" button.
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| Display Log | Available from the VM control tab, bottom right. Creates a separate window containing the selected CHARON VM log |
| Show Console | Available from the VM control tab, bottom right, and if the VM is running. Opens the selected CHARON VM console if it has been closed |
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Running CHARON utilities
Select the "Host Information & Utilities" tab to get a quick access to the CHARON utilities:
These utilities are described below:
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