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This Getting Started guide is intended for anyone who needs to install, configure, or manage the Stromasys Charon emulators in the Azure cloud. It can be used as a starting point for installations that use the prepackaged Charon marketplace images available on the Azure Cloud marketplace, or when creating a Linux server in the cloud for a conventional RPM installation of Charon emulator products. A general working knowledge of Linux and its conventions is expected.
Please note:
- This Getting Started guide is a generic guide for all Linux-based Charon emulator products that are to be run in the Azure cloud. Therefore, you will find that some of the content is not applicable to your product. The focus of the document is on the common aspects of implementing a Charon emulator in the Azure cloud.
- The descriptions in this Getting Started guide are for Charon host systems running a supported Linux operating system. Windows host systems are not within the scope of this guide.
Overview of the relevant documentation for Charon emulators in cloud environments:
- This Getting Started Guide covers basic cloud-specific aspects when installing a Charon emulator product in the cloud. It can be used as a starting point for installations that use the prepackaged Charon marketplace images available on the Azure cloud marketplace, or when creating a Linux server in the cloud for a conventional RPM installation of Charon emulator products.
- The general User's Guides for each emulator product (please refer to the Stromasys documentation page) cover features, configuration, and management of the respective Charon emulator product.
- The VE License Server User's Guide in the Licensing Documentation section of the Stromasys Product Documentation site covers features, installation, and management of the VE (Virtual Environment) license server and the VE licenses.
- The Release Notes of your product provide important information regarding known problems and possible workarounds.
For additional information about this product, please contact Stromasys at the regional offices listed below in Obtaining Technical Assistance or General Product Information, send an email to Team.Support.Azure@Stromasys.com, or contact your Stromasys VAR.
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- Introduction to Charon Emulators: overview of emulator concepts.
- Creating an Azure Cloud Instance for an Emulator Host: basic steps to create and launch a cloud instance to be used as a Charon host system.
- Installing the Charon-SSP Manager (Charon-SSP only): steps to install the main management tool for the cloud-based Charon-SSP host instance (if using the Charon-SSP emulator).
- Installing the VE License Server Software: steps to install the VE license server package if VE licenses are to be used and there is no existing VE license server yet.
- Accessing the Charon Cloud Instance: explains how to use SSH, SFTP, and the Charon-SSP Manager to access the cloud-based Charon host instance for management and file transfer, and how to set the initial management password.
- Additional Azure Instance Configuration for Charon: adding additional storage and network interfaces; cloud-specific networking aspects.
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