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The following table describes all available "session" parameters, their meaning and examples of their usage:

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hw_model

Parameter

hw_model

Type

Text string, case sensitive

Value

Virtual VAX/PDP11 system hardware model to be emulated.

Use a default configuration template for each particular model as a starting point for a custom configuration. This would ensure that the parameter is set correctly.

Example:

set session hw_model="VAX_6610"

Available models are:

  • PDP_1193

  • PDP_1194
  • MicroVAX_3100_Model_96
  • MicroVAX_3100_Model_98
  • MicroVAX_3600
  • MicroVAX_3900
  • MicroVAX_II
  • VAXserver_3600
  • VAXserver_3600
  • VAXserver_3600_128
  • VAXserver_3600_512
  • VAXserver_3900
  • VAXserver_3900_128
  • VAXserver_3900_512
  • VAX_4000_Model_106
  • VAX_4000_Model_108
  • VAX_4000_Model_700
  • VAX_4000_Model_705
  • VAX_6000_Model_310
  • VAXstation_4000_Model_90
  • VAX_6610
  • VAX_6620
  • VAX_6630
  • VAX_6640
  • VAX_6650
  • VAX_6660


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configuration_name

Parameter

configuration_name

Type

Text string

Value

Name of the Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP instance (it must be unique):

set session configuration_name="MSCDV1"

(warning)  In provided templates this parameter is specified in the included configuration file "configuration_name.icfg".

The value of this parameter is used as a prefix to the event log file name (see below).

From the example above, the Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP log file will have the following name:

MSCDV1-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss-xxxxxxxxx.log

xxxxxxxxx is an increasing decimal number starting from 000000000 to separate log files with the same time of creation (in case the log is being written faster than one log file per second).

(warning) It is strictly recommended to use the "configuration_name" parameter if more than one Charon instance runs on the same server.


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log

Parameterlog
TypeText string
Value

The log file or directory name is where the log file for each Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP execution session is stored.

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It is possible to overwrite the existing log file or to extend it using the "log_method695730385" parameter.

(info) The "log_method" parameter is effective only when a single log file is specified, not a directory.

Example:

set session log="C:\Charon\vax4106prod.log"


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Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP automatically creates individual log files for each Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP execution session. If the log parameter is omitted, Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP creates a log file for each Charon-VAX / Charon-PDP execution session in the directory where the emulator was started. In these two cases, the log rotation mode is enabled, meaning a new log file is created each time the virtual machine is started and when the log file size exceeds the one specified (see log_file_size695730385) and/or when the log file is older than a specified number of days (see log_rotation_period695730385).

(info) A shortcut located in the same directory will be created, pointing to the active log file. Its name is based on the hw_model parameter or the configuration_name parameter if specified.

If the "configuration_name" parameter of the session is specified, the log file name is composed as follows:

<configuration_name>-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss-xxxxxxxxx.log

If the "configuration_name" parameter is omitted, the log file name will have the following format:

<hw_model>-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss-xxxxxxxxx.log

where "xxxxxxxxx" is an increasing decimal integer, starting from 000000000 to separate log files with the same time of creation (in case the log is being created faster than one log file per second).

(warning) Only existing directory can be specified. If the directory specified does not exist, this will be considered as a flat file. No trailing backslash character is allowed.

Example:

set session configuration_name="vax4106prod"

set session log="C:\Charon\Logs"

The execution of the virtual machine will create a log file, named C:\Charon\Logs\vax4106prod-2016-10-13-10-00-00-000000000.log (for example) and a shortcut named C:\Charon\Logs\vax4106prod.log pointing to this file. The shortcut will be updated when the log rotation will occur.

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(info) Starting with version 4.11 build 204-11, log file numbering is implemented when log rotating is used: when starting the Charon emulator the first log file name will be like <configuration_name>-YYYY-MM-DD-hh-mm-ss-xxxxxxxxx.log where xxxxxxxxx will be 000000000, this number will increase with each log rotation to make it easier to find a log file set (1st log file at start + all its rotated files)


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log_method

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Parameterlog_file_size
TypeText string
Value

If log rotation is enabled, the log_file_size parameter determines the log file size threshold at which the log is automatically rotated. Rotating log file size is multiple of 64K

  • "unlimited" or "0" (default) - the feature is disabled
  • "default" - default size is used (4Mb)
  • <size>[KMG] - size of the current log file in bytes with additional multipliers:

    • K - Kilobyte - multiply by 1024

    • M - Megabyte - multiply by 1024*1024

    • G - Gigabyte - multiply by 1024*1024*1024

Example 1:

set session log_file_size="default"

Example 2:

set session log_file_size=10M

(info) Minimum LOG File size is 64K, maximum is 1G. Setting a size less than 64K effectively makes the log file size unlimited.

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Parameter

license_key_id

TypeText string
Value

A set of Sentinel Key IDs that specifies the license keys to be used by Charon. It is also possibly to use a keyword "any" to force Charon to look for a suitable license in all available keys if the license is not found in the specified keys.

Example:

set session license_key_id = "1877752571,354850588,any"

Based on the presence of this parameter in the configuration file, Charon behaves as follows:
 

  1. No keys are specified (the parameter is absent)
    Charon performs an unqualified search for any suitable key in unspecified order. If no key is found, Charon exits.

  2. One or many keys are specified
    Charon performs a qualified search for a regular license key in the specified order. If it is not found, Charon exits (if the keyword "any" is not set).

If the keyword "any" is specified then if no valid license has been found in the keys with specified ID’s all other available keys are examined for valid license as well.

Note

The order in which keys are specified is very important. If a valid license was found in the key which ID was not the first one specified in configuration file, then available keys are periodically re-scanned and if the key with the ID earlier in the list than the current one is found Charon tries to find a valid license there and in case of success switches to that key.



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license_id

Parameter

license_id

TypeText string
Value

A set of license identifiers that specifies the licenses to be used by Charon. This parameter is applicable only to licenses on which Stromasys placed restrictions on what products can be combined on a single license key. Please contact your Stromasys representative or VAR for more information.

Example:

set session license_id = "2718281828,314159265"

If this parameter is set, Charon considers for validation only the available licenses with license ID parameter set and equal to one of the license ID's specified in the configuration. This prioritized list corresponds to the "Product License Number" line in the Product section of the license.

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