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Create a folder to store the CHARON products and CHARON Linux Toolkit(s)
Example:# mkdir /charon.
Download the kits in this folder from the Stromasys sftp server using 'sftp' or your browser with the link provided by Stromasys.
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Optionally create a folder where to store your licenses (C2V and V2C files)
Example:# mkdir /charon/licenses.
Installation and initial checks
Install the CHARON Linux Toolkit as described in the Setup page.
.Install the CHARON product(s) you need from menu option "Install/Upgrade/Remove CHARON"
.Dedicate network interfaces to CHARON using menu option "Network Configuration Utility" (
ncu) or configure theifcfgfiles accordingly (see your CHARON product documentation / networking chapter).
In both cases, offloading parameters will be disabled.
.Check the license can be read using the "License key display/email" menu option
.Prepare your configuration file(s) or use the clone utility available from the "Service management - Update guests list" menu (see further).
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- Use the "Service management - Update guests list" option from the "Service management (Start, Stop, Manage automatic boot & shutdown)" menu option to add and start your new virtual machine (guest)
.- If you're running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, first install the service using the "Install or update service" option.
. - Optionally, use option "Enable/Disable start at server boot" to prevent the guest from starting automatically when the Linux server is booted
. - Optionally (but highly recommended), use option "Create/Edit guest stop script" to define the stop script that will be used to perform a clean shutdown of the virtual machine at service stop. See examples provided in the '
/opt/charon/utils/charon_gstart.stop.example' file.
It is recommended to test your shutdown scripts before going on production
. - Optionally, create the '
/opt/charon/utils/charon_gstart.chkruncharon_gstart.chkrun.example' file for example, to add information about the guest state when displaying the guests list. See Optional guest display status script
. - The log file monitoring service is created automatically.
- If you're running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, first install the service using the "Install or update service" option.
- Connect to the guest console using the "Connect to guest console" menu option and install or restore the operating system. If '
telnet' is not installed, you can connect viaputtyfor example (
in this case some firewall settings will have to be set, see CHARON Linux server - Connection to guest console blocked by firewall )
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