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CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP modelMinimal number of host CPU coresRecommended number of host CPU cores

VAX 6610

2

4

VAX 6620

3

4

VAX 6630

4

6

VAX 6640

6

8

VAX 6650

8

12

VAX 6660

8

12

Other models (all single CPU models)22

When starting, the CHARON-VAX software checks the available number of host CPU cores. Currently, this check is based on the maximum number of VAX CPUs that can be emulated, not on the number of the actually configured VAX CPUs. Therefore the number of host CPU cores recommended for the maximum number of emulated CPUs - as shown in the right column of the table above - must be available. If the available number of host CPU cores is below this number, CHARON-VAX will issue a warning message even if the requirements for the configured number of VAX CPUs are fulfilled. The CHARON-VAX software will work despite this warning if the requirements for the configured number of VAX CPUs are fulfilled.

Hyperthreading must be switched off completely. Disable hyperthreading in the BIOS settings of the physical host or, for a VMware virtual machine, edit the virtual machine properties, select the Resources tab then select Advanced CPU. Set the Hyperthreaded Core Sharing mode to None.

CPU type and speed

Any relatively modern Intel or AMD CPU can be used that provides an all-core base frequency of 2.4 GHz or more.

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  1. Right-click My Computer and select Properties. The System Properties dialog box will appear.

  2. Click the "Advanced" tab.

  3. In the "Startup and Recovery" area, click "Settings". The "Startup and Recovery" dialog box will appear.

  4. In the System startup area, click "Edit". This will open the Windows boot.ini file in Notepad.

  5. In the [Operating Systems] section, add the following switches to the end of the startup line that includes the /fastdetect switch: /PAE and /3GB

  6. Save the changes and close Notepad.

  7. Click OK two times to close the open dialog boxes, and then restart the computer for the change to take effect.

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Disk storage

The total amount of disk space required for CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP can be calculated as a sum of all the disk/tape image sizes plus 500 MB for the CHARON software plus space required for the normal host OS.

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  • On license server (where network license will reside): open port 1947 for both TCP and UDP
  • On the client, if broadcast search for remote licenses is to be used, UDP traffic from port 1947 of the license server to ports 30000-65535 of the client must be permitted.
  • On both server and client: set up default gateway

Please consult with the Windows online documentation for details.

If stricter firewall rules are required, it is possible to open the ports 30000-65535 and 1947 only for the "Sentinel HASP License Manager" (hasplms.exe) service (it will be installed by CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP11).

In case if any If you plan to use a magneto-optical (MO) drive installed on host system is going to be used with CHARON (mapped as "\\.\PhysicalDrive<N>" to some of CHARON emulated disk controllers) the host "MediaChangeNotification" (MSN) service must be switched off manually for this drive according to the following procedure:

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  1. Login as the local system administrator ("Administrator") on the host system.

  2. Create a special user for running CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP (optional). This user must have all the administrative privileges. Please consult with the Windows online documentation for details.

    Please note     that the CHARON installation procedure will create a special group called CHARON-GRP and the current user will be automatically included to this group. Do not remove this group and do not remove any CHARON user from it, otherwise a problem with virtual memory allocation may appear on CHARON startup.
    The created special user may belong to some domain, but please note that in this case you have to add this user to the CHARON-GRP manually as it is described in this article and then reboot CHARON host.

  3. Stay logged in as local system administrator ("Administrator") or log off and login as the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP user having with the administrative privileges (if this option has been chosen).

  4. Create a special directory for the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP distribution kit and copy the provided files Charon installation kit there.

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Upgrading From Older Versions

From versionAction
4.7 and belowFirst uninstall all CHARON products.
4.8 and above

The version 4.11 can be installed without uninstalling the previous version(s).

(warning) Before upgrading, please run the Network Control Center and take note of all network interfaces dedicated to Charon. After the upgrade, they will have to be dedicated again to Charon as they will all appear released to the host.

(warning) Please note that it is mandatory to update all existing CHARON Virtual Machine to make them run the latest version using the Virtual Machine Manager, VM Configuration tab - otherwise they will remain at the previous installed version.

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Before upgrading, please run the Network Control Center and take note of all network interfaces dedicated to Charon. After the upgrade, they will have to be dedicated again to Charon as they will all appear released to the host.

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Directory

Description

Build_XXX\x86 (and Build_XXX\x64 on x64 systems)

Contains product executables and libraries

Drivers

Contains the CHARON drivers

Chapi

Contains CHARON API files used for creating new emulated devices

ChMacChmac is a service allowing 32bit Charon VAX and PDP to change MAC address on 64 bit systems

InstallShell

Contains the CHARON installation procedure executables

Logs

Contains the CHARON installation log

NCCContains the Charon Network Control Center executable
RedistributablesContains the redistributables needed for CHARON running (already installed, except the license alert script)
Virtual Machine ManagerContains the most up-to-date version of CHARON Virtual Machine Manager
Virtual Machine TemplatesContains templates for creating CHARON virtual machines
Virtual MachinesContains the CHARON virtual machines
Virtual Disk ImagesContains CHARON virtual disk images. For example "charoncp013.vdisk" and some OpenVMS tools used for debugging (ovms_tools.vdisk)

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If a remote license server is to be used:

  • Copy the file "hasp_install\haspdinst.zip" from the CHARON distribution to any directory on the server, for example "C:\Temp".
  • Extract the content of this archive to the same directory.
  • Login as "Administrator" on the server and open "cmd.exe" from the "Start" menu.
  • Switch to that directory.

  • Install the extracted file.


    Example:

    ...> cd c:\temp
    c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsg
    c:\temp> haspdinst.exe -install -cm


  • Copy the file "hasp_install\hasplib.zip" from the CHARON distribution to any directory on the server, for example "C:\Temp".
  • Extract the contents of this archive to the same directory.
  • Copy the file "haspvlib_68704.dll" to "C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x64 host) or "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Aladdin Shared\HASP" (in case of x86 host)
  • Connect the network HASP dongle to the server USB port.

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No license is displayed

Make sure that all the recommendations above about remote access to the host are fulfilled (if remote access takes place) and the HASP USB key is not broken and its LED indicator is lit (meaning that it is used by the host).

Only one License key / SL is seen and its content is incorrectContact STROMASYS to request a new license update.
Several License keys / SLs are displayedRemove all of them except the one provided by STROMASYS for the installed version of CHARON.

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Software licenses can also be uninstalled using the method, described in the "Removing CHARON-VAX Software Licenses" chapter of this Guide.

For license servers accessible only via non-broadcast search it is also possible to disable access to network licenses if only a local license is to be used: Click on the "Configuration" link to open the "Configuration for Sentinel Manager" page.

Uncheck the "Allow Access to Remote Licenses" checkbox from the "Access to Remote License Managers" tab then press the "Submit" button to apply changes.

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  1. Login as the local system administrator ("Administrator") on the host system.

  2. Create a special user for running CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP. This user must have administrative or standard privileges (in this case login as Administrator for manging NDIS drivers and running NCC utility). Please consult with Windows online documentation for details.

  3. Add this user to the CHARON-GRP group as it is described in this article and then reboot CHARON host.

  4. Login as the created user.

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