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Machine Manager
CHARON execution is controlled by the "CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager" that manages each CHARON instance, called a "CHARON Virtual Machine", running on the host.
The CHARON installation procedure creates a shortcut on the desktop and under the Windows Start menu for the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager.
Desktop shortcut:
"Start" menu shortcut:
The CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager runs automatically at Windows startup. If it is minimized to tray, it can be re-opened in the following way:
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After clicking the shortcuts, the main dialog of CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager appears.
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By default the CHARON templates do not contain any specification for disks and network; you need to update the configuration file created from the template to specify your specific disk and network configuration. |
Start the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager (see above) and press the "Create VM from Template" button:
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Specify a name for the VM and press the "Create" button:
The CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager will report the VM has been created successfully:
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It is also possible to use an existing configuration file for creating a CHARON Virtual Machine.
Open the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager (see above) and press the "Add Existing VM" button:
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Press the "Create" button:
The CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager will report the VM has been created successfully:
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Select the target CHARON VM in the left pane and press the "Start" button:
CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager will display the execution log:
Note the color meaning:
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Red | Error |
| color | #FF2020 |
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| Light blue | Warning |
| color | #E6FFFF |
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This is a warning message | |
Light yellow | Information |
| color | #FFFFE7 |
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Purple | Begin/End |
of the Windows system log |
| color | #7F7EFD |
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Begin / End |
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. |
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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
Note: before stopping the virtual machine from the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager, a clean shutdown of the operating system running on the VM has to be performed.
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:
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To remove a CHARON VM, select it and pressing the "Remove VM" button:
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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Select the target CHARON VM and switch to the "VM Configuration" tab to see its features:
Using this dialog it is possible to:
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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.
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Making a new virtual disk
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Alternatively it is possible to select the target CHARON VM and press the "Edit Configuration" button:
The configuration file specifies all the settings of the CHARON VM. This will be discussed in the next chapter.
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By default, the CHARON VM startup mode is set to "Manual" meaning a user has to start the CHARON VM manually using the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager after a host reboot. If the CHARON VM has to start automatically, select the "Automatic" option.
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Select the target CHARON version from the "Executable" drop-down list and press the "Apply" button:
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Additional functionalities are available and described below:
| Function | Description |
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| Update Log and Number of lines to display | The CHARON Virtual Machines Machine Manager updates the displayed log every 5 minutes and displays up to 1024 lines by default. It can be changed in the "Settings" dialog of the program system menu. Right click on top of the CHARON Virtual Machines Machine 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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Select the "Host Information & Utilities" tab to get a quick access to the CHARON utilities:
These utilities are described below:
Button | Description |
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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. |
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