Contents

Intended Audience

This user's guide is intended for anyone who needs to install, configure, or manage the Stromasys Charon-SSP processor/platform virtualization software. The content of this manual is targeted at general users (not just system managers and administrators). However, a general working knowledge of PC operating systems and their conventions is expected.

The user's guide covers the Charon-SSP AWS EC2 AMI distribution. This appliance package contains the full software set including the underlying Linux host operating system. The Interactive host operating system access is not visible to the user of the system.  limited to a subset of commands. If you need to install the non-cloud version of Charon-SSP or need additional information (for example, about command-line use of Charon-SSP and Agent, or the configuration file content) please refer to the respective regular Charon-SSP User's Guides for these product variants..

Please always read the release notes of your product for important information regarding known problems and possible workarounds.

If you require additional information about this product, please contact Stromasys at the regional addresses below or at Team.Support.AWS@Stromasys.com, or contact your Stromasys VAR. 

Document Structure

The document contains the following main sections:

• Virtual Hardware and Guest OS Supported by Charon-SSP AWS: list of supported virtual hardware and supported guest operating systems.
• Charon-SSP Product Variant Comparison: overview of differences between the different Charon-SSP products (conventional, Baremetal, AWS AMI).
• Setting up a Charon-SSP Manager installationAWS Cloud Instance: basic steps to create and launch a Charon-SSP AWS EC2 instance.
• Installing the Charon-SSP Manager: the Charon-SSP Manager must be installed on a local system to access and manage the Charon-SSP AWS EC2 host and the emulated systems running on it.
• Setting up Accessing the AWS cloud instance: steps to set up an EC2 instance on AWS using the Charon-SSP AMI.
• Configuring and using the Charon-SSP software: introduction to the operation of the Charon-SSP Manager; creating a virtual SPARC system and configuring the virtual hardware; running and accessing a Charon-SSP instance.
• Additional Charon-SSP tools
• Data transfer to and from the Charon-SSP host: Introduction to different methods for data transfer to/from the Charon-SSP host that are intended to support migration situations.
• SSH VPN Operation: Configuring an encrypted tunnel to the Charon-SSP host across a public network.
• Appendix: OpenBoot console reference

Obtaining Documentation

The latest released version of this manual and other related documentation are available on the Stromasys support website at https://stromasys.atlassian.net/wiki/display/KBP/Charon-SSP.

Obtaining Technical Assistance

Several support channels are available to cover the Charon-SSP SPARC virtualization product.
If you have a support contract with Stromasys, please visit Stromasys support for up-to-date support telephone numbers and business hours. Alternatively, the support center is available via email at support@stromasys.com.
If you purchased the Charon-SSP product through a Value-Added Reseller (VAR), please contact them directly.
For further information on purchases and the product best suited to your requirements, please contact your regional sales team:

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Region

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Australasia-Pacific

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apac.sales@stromasys.com

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+852 3520 1030

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Room 1113, 11/F, Leighton Centre 77 Leighton Road, Causeway BayHong Kong, China

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Americas

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ams.sales@stromasys.com

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+1 919 239 8450

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2840 Plaza Place, Ste 450Raleigh, NC 27612 U.S.A.

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Europe, Middle-East and Africa

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emea.sales@stromasys.com

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+41 22 794 1070

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• Charon-SSP AWS Instance: explains how to use SSH, SFTP, and the Charon-SSP Manager to access the instance, and how to set the initial management password.
• Additional Charon-SSP AWS Instance Configuration: steps to add additional storage and network interfaces.
• Configuring and Managing the System Using the Charon-SSP Manager: shows how to configure and run emulated SPARC systems.
• User Access to the Virtual SPARC System: shows the different methods of how a user can access the console of the emulated SPARC system and the guest operating system.
• AWS Networking and Charon-SSP: overview of networking functionality that is specific to the AWS environment, and detailed steps to configure two specific network configurations.
  • SSH VPN - Connecting Charon Host and Guest to Customer Network: describes how to create a VPN tunnel between a remote Linux system and the Charon-SSP AWS instance to enable communication between host, guest, and customer network.
  • Example of a More Complex Network Configuration: example involving two Charon-SSP AWS instances with one acting as router and NAT gateway.
• Data Transfer Options: information about how data can be transferred to/from the host and guest.
• Firewall and AWS Security Group Considerations: information about ports used by the different applications.
• Upgrading Charon-SSP AWS: ways to upgrade Charon-SSP AWS to a higher version.
• OpenBoot Console: OpenBoot console command overview

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