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Please note: All Linux and HP-UX sample commands in this section are performed as the root user (prompt = #). This may not be necessary for all commands in all environments depending on the local permission settings. The commands can be executed on the Charon host graphical console or via a non-graphical login (e.g., SSH). However, for accessing the running emulator, the use of PuTTY is strongly recommended because it works best with the emulator environment.
The Charon-PAR/PA9-64 functionality of Charon-PAR emulates historic 64-bit PA-RISC hardware. This section shows a sample installation of a 64-bit guest system.
Emulator Licensing Considerations
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HP-UX ISO Installation Medium
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| 1 | Change to the directory where you store your virtual disks. | # cd /data/Stromasys/host1/Data/Disk/ |
| 2 | Unpack an ISO file contained in a compressed tar archive into this directory (example only: the actual command will vary depending on the location and archive format of your ISO file). | # tar -xzf /path-to-file/HPUX_11v1_Sept2005_FOE.tgz |
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| 1 | Change to the directory where you store your virtual disks. | # cd /data/Stromasys/host1/Data/Disk/ |
| 2 | Create an empty disk container. Note that the actual size of the disk will depend on the requirements of your emulated system. The disk name shown is just an example. | Example virtual disk creation (20GB): With dd: With fallocate (very fast alternative): # fallocate --length 21474836480 ldev1-v11.dsk# fallocate --length 21474836480ldev1-v11.dskPlease note: the size of the disk must be such that it is aligned to a 512-byte boundary. You can check this with the following bash expression: $ bytes=<number-of-bytes>; echo $(( bytes - bytes/512*512 ))If it returns 0, the alignment is correct. |
Adapting the Configuration File Template
The configuration file template must be adapted to the customer environment and the required guest system characteristics. This section describes the minimum number of changes required to configure a Charon-PAR/PA9-64 emulator instance. Please refer to Configuration File Reference for a detailed description of the configuration file options.
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| 1 | Create a copy of the configuration file template. | Example:
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| 2 | Open the configuration file in a text editor. |
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| 3 | Configure the system model. | model "rp2400-1-650" |
| 4 | Configure the RAM for the emulated system. | memory 2G |
| 5 | Configure the serial console for telnet via PuTTY. | Use the method 2 section in the configuration file and make sure the definition of the serial.uart0.device is:
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| 6 | Configure disk 1 (system disk). | Change definition of DKA0 to:
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| 7 | Add a definition for disk 2 (ISO file) or (if it already exists) modify the definition to point to your ISO file. |
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| 8 | Configure a tape devices. | Change definition of MKAx to:
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| 9 | Configure a network card based on a physical host NIC. This NIC is dedicated to the guest operating system and cannot be used for network communication by the host system. To share an interface, a virtual bridge would have to be used (see Ethernet configuration sections in this document). | In the configuration file template, comment out the dummy interface and the tap interface configuration. Then uncomment the interface configuration of the physical interface example. Change the definition of EWA0 to the interface that is assigned to the emulated system (example: eth1) and disable the offload parameters for the interface:
Depending on the capabilities of the Ethernet device, not all off-load parameters maybe be available. This will create a warning message. The variable IFACE is set by the system before executing the initialize command. For cloud environments, please note:
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| 10 | Save the configuration file. |
Starting the Emulated System and Installing the Guest System
This section shows how to start the emulator and install a HP-UX system.
Please note:
- The examples in this section assume that a graphical interface is used, on which a PuTTY session can be run.
- Should this not be possible, you can access the console of the emulated system by using, for example, a telnet client and pointing it to the TCP port on the Charon host defined for the serial console port in the configuration file. The default port is 30000. Sample command to connect to an emulator on the local system:
$ telnet localhost 30000.
In this case, do not start the PuTTY program automatically from the emulator configuration.
Starting the Emulator
To start the emulated Charon-PAR/PA9-64 system, perform the following steps:
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If everything works, you will see log output in the current terminal window ending an in a pa9-64> prompt. This is the Charon-PAR emulator console. It displays log information, allows to set configuration parameters and to stop the emulator. Please note: the prompt may be obscured by log messages and not be immediately visible. In this case, press the Enter key once to display the prompt.
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For more information about the Charon-PAR console, please refer to Charon-PAR Console. For more information about the Charon-PAR command-line options, please refer to Charon-PAR Command-Line Options.
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