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After clicking the shortcuts, the main dialog of CHARON Virtual Machines Manager appears.
Creating a CHARON Virtual Machine
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It will then appear in the left pane:
Creating a CHARON VM using an existing configuration file
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It will then appear in the left pane:
Running a CHARON Virtual Machine
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The console of this particular CHARON VM will then appear (if defined in the configuration file):
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The total number of devices (both controllers and units, including disks) displayed by CHARON SRM console is limited to 48. Note that it does not affect the actual number of configured devices provided to CHARON guest OS. |
Depending on settings, Windows may display a Firewall warning dialog asking to confirm CHARON access to different networks.
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If you closed the CHARON VM console, it is always possible to re-open it by pressing the "Show Console" button:
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Stopping a CHARON Virtual Machine
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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:
Removing a CHARON Virtual Machine
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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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Press the "Remove" button and confirm the CHARON VM removal by pressing the "Yes" button:
Modifying a CHARON Virtual Machine
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- Explore the Home Directory of the CHARON VM.
- Create virtual disks by pressing the "Create Virtual Disks" button.
- Edit the CHARON VM configuration file.
- Change the startup mode.
- Select the CHARON version used for this Virtual Machine.
Exploring CHARON Virtual Machine Home Directory
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This content includes the CHARON VM configuration file and may also include virtual disks and tapes images, logs, ROM files, etc.
Making a new virtual disk
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Refer to the "Utilities" section of this User's Guide for more information about the MkDisk utility.
CHARON Virtual Machine configuration file
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The configuration file specifies all the settings of the CHARON VM. This will be discussed in the next chapter.
CHARON Virtual Machine startup mode
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Select the CHARON VM startup behavior in the "Startup type" drop down list:
CHARON version to be used for CHARON VM
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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 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. |
| 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:
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| Sentinel Admin Control Center | Used to view CHARON licenses and manage them. |
Used to display the CHARON license content. | |
| License Update Tool | Used to manage the CHARON licenses, collect the host system fingerprint. |
| Network Control Center | Used to configure the CHARON network. |
| Device Check tool | Used to review the system resources that can be mapped to CHARON. |
| Virtual Disk Tool | GUI-based utility used to create custom or standard CHARON virtual disk containers. |