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Important note

This document applies to Charon-AXP/VAX Linux Toolkit version versions 1.55 to 1.4957.

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:

  Image Modified	Charon-AXP V4.6 8 Build 166183-03 02 (+ patches) Charon-AXP V4.7 9 Build 171194-01 02 (+ patches) Charon-AXP V4.8 10 Build 183202-02 03 (+ patches) Charon-AXP V4.9 11 Build 191-XX (+ patches)204-04
  Image Modified	Charon-VAX V4.6 8 Build 165183-02 02 (+ patches) Charon-VAX V4.7 9 Build 171194-01 02 (+ patches) Charon-VAX V4.8 10 Build 183202-02 03 (+ patches) Charon-VAX V4.9 11 Build 191-XX (+ patches)204-04

  
  

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

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

  • Only Linux installations setup with English language are supported. It is however possible to use an experimental option if necessary for non English languages (see the Release Notes, 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
    • perl
    • at
      
      
  • Recommended packages:
    • telnet : recommended for connection from the Charon server to the virtual machine console
    • 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

  • To use the 'menu' alias as a non root user, it is possible to add this line: alias menu='sudo /opt/charon/utils/charon_menu' to the .bashrc script of the user.
  • 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"

  Conventions

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  • • 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:

  Editor	Interface	Description
  gedit	Graphical	Windows notepad like
  emacs	Graphical	Windows notepad like, advanced
  nano	Text	Basic text editor
  vi	Text	Advanced users
  vim	Text	Advanced users with more features (colored & highlights)
  gvim	Graphical	Advanced users with more features (colored & highlights)

  Select the one you prefer or refer to 'man pages' for more information on available ones.

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  Note related to emails

  There are 2 kinds of emails:

  Type	Description
  Results	Some menu options will allow you to send results via email. Example: license display, log and configuration files. The recipient will then be unique
  Alerts	By default, the alert script will send alerts via email (plus 'wall' notifications if enabled). A recipients list can be defined in this case. Wall notification can be enabled/disabled from the menu The alert script can be customized. You can for example use command lines linked to your monitoring software and disable emails.

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