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The models currently supported by CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/ Linux are:
The models currently supported by CHARON-SSP/4U for GNU/ Linux are:
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| SCSI device type | Drop-down list of configurable device types. The table below describes the available device types: | | | SCSI device type | Description | | | Virtual Disk | Virtual disk device backed by a container file. | | | Virtual CDROM | Virtual CDROM device, backed by a container file. | | | Virtual Tape | Virtual tape device backed by a container file. | | | Physical Disk | Virtual disk device connected to a host-attached physical disk device. | | | Physical CDROM | Virtual CDROM device connected to a host-attached physical optical drive. | | | Physical Tape | Virtual tape device connected to a host-attached physical tape drive. | | SCSI bus | Specify either the Primary SCSI Bus and the External SCSI Bus on CHARON-SSP/4M virtual machines only. | | SCSI ID | SCSI device identification number. - For CHARON-SSP/4U-based virtual machines, acceptable values are a 3-bit narrow SCSI device ID between 0 and 7.
- For CHARON-SSP/4M-based virtual machines, acceptable values are a 4-bit wide SCSI device ID between 0 and 15.
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| | SCSI device path | Click the path to specify the location of the virtual SCSI device. The table below lists example device paths depending on the setting of the SCSI device type option. | | | SCSI Device Type | Example SCSI Device Path | | | Virtual Disk | /usr/local/vm/lela/scsi0.vdisk | | | Virtual CDROM | /usr/local/share/iso/sunos_4.1.4.iso | | | Virtual Tape | /usr/local/vm/lela/scsi1.vtape | | | Physical Disk | /dev/sda | | | Physical CDROM | /dev/sg1 | | | Physical Tape | /dev/st0 |
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TTYA Configuration
To view or change the current virtual machine console configuration, select COM1(OPA0) TTYA in the Device column of the left-hand pane. This will open the COM1(OPA0)TTYA configuration window, shown below. In this example the console is disabled.
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It is possible to configure the virtual console device in one of three ways by selecting one of three options described below from the drop-down list labelled Type.
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The only option for the physical terminal is Device. This is a drop-down list of all directly attached serial ports available on the host system.
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The following table lists each of the fields in the network console device configuration window and describes their operation.
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| Field | Description | | | Port | This option specifies the TCP/IP port to user when listening for incoming console client connections. | Note |
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| | Console | Specify in which way the network console will be viewed. | | Console | Description | | Built-in | The built-in console is displayed and accessible from the Console tab in the CHARON-AXP/SMA Manager. | | External | An external network console device allows an external client (e.g. a telnet client) to attach to the port and interact with the virtual console device. |
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TTYB Configuration
To view or change the virtual machine COM2(TTA0) TTYB configuration, select COM2(TTA0)TTYB in the Device column of the left-hand pane.
The virtual COM2 or TTA0 TTYB serial device can be configured as both a physical or network connected device. The configuration of this device is very similar to COM1(OPA0)TTYA. For further details related to configuring this device, consult the section COM1(OPA0) section TTYA Configuration.
Ethernet Configuration
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To remove an existing virtual Ethernet adapter, select if the adapter from the list of configured devices and click the button labelled Remove...
To add create a new virtual Ethernet adapter click the network, click the button labelled Add... To adjust an existing virtual Ethernet adapter, Create Virtual Network. For further details on creating, changing and removing a virtual network ,see the section Managing Virtual Networks.
To add a new virtual Ethernet adapter click the button labelled Add... To adjust an existing virtual Ethernet adapter, select it from the list of configured devices and click the button labelled Edit.... In both cases a widow similar to the one below will pop up to further configure the virtual Ethernet device.
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The following table lists each of the fields in the Add/Edit Ethernet Adapter configuration window and describes their operation.
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| DeviceInterface | Select Select the virtual host attached Ethernet device from the to be connected to the virtual device. This field is a drop-down list . It is possible to configure 4 virtual Ethernet adapters, EWA0 - EWD0. | | Adapter | The virtual machine supports three types of virtual Ethernet adapter, listed below. The default is DE435. | | | Device | Description | | | DE435 | DE435 EtherWORKS Turbo PCI Adapter | | | DE450 | DE450 EtherWORKS Turbo PCI 10 Adapter | | | DE500 | DE500-BA FastEtherWORKS 10/100 PCI Adapter | | Interface | Select the host attached Ethernet device to be connected to the virtual device. This field is a drop-down list of all the network adapters available on the host system. | | Set MAC Address | To force the MAC address of the virtual Ethernet device to a specific value, select the checkbox and enter the address as size groups of two character hexadecimal digits, separated by a colon, e.g. 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc. | Info |
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Log Configuration
To view or change the virtual machine logging configuration, select Log in the Device column of the left-hand pane.
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| of all the network adapters available on the host system. | | Set MAC Address | To force the MAC address of the virtual Ethernet device to a specific value, select the checkbox and enter the address as size groups of two character hexadecimal digits, separated by a colon, e.g. 08:00:2b:aa:bb:cc. | Info |
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This option can be useful in the case where licensing is tied to a network adapter MAC address. |
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Log Configuration
To view or change the virtual machine logging configuration, select Log in the Device column of the left-hand pane.
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The following table lists each of the fields in the log configuration window and describes their operation.
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| Log path | Specify the path name for the log file. | | Severity | Set the minimum level of messages that should be reported. Legal values are debug, info, warning, error and fatal. The default is info. | | Output to | Indicate where virtual machine logging information should be written to. The default is file. | | Option | Description | | file | Output virtual machine logging information only to the file configured in Log path. | | console | Output virtual machine logging information only to the virtual machine console. | | all | Output virtual machine logging information to both the file configured in Log path and the virtual machine console. |
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Renaming a Virtual Machine
To rename a virtual machine, follow the steps shown below.
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| 1. | Specify the path name for the log file. | | Severity | Set the minimum level of messages that should be reported. Legal values are debug, info, warning, error and fatal. The default is info. | | Output to | Indicate where virtual machine logging information should be written to. The default is file. | | Option | Description | | file | Output virtual machine logging information only to the file configured in Log path. | | console | Output virtual machine logging information only to the virtual machine console. | | all | Output virtual machine logging information to both the file configured in Log path and the virtual machine console. |
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To rename a virtual machine, follow the steps shown below.
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Right-click the virtual machine name and select Remove VM from the List.
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This action will not ask for any confirmation and the virtual machine will be immediately removed from the list. |
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A new window labelled Open Virtual Machine will appear. To continue:
- Click the icon labelled Config file name
- Navigate to configuration file saved from step 2 and click the button labelled Open.
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Enter the new name of the virtual machine in the field labelled New VM name.
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There is no confirmation and the newly renamed virtual machine will appear in the left-hand pane.
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This process does not rename the configuration file, container files, log files or any other associated files. It simply changes the name of the virtual machine as it appears in the list. |
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The complete removal of a virtual machine must be performed in a number of steps. Each of these steps is detailed below.
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| 1. | Click the name of the virtual machine that is to be removed in the left hand pane of the management console. | | 2. | Click the button labelled Edit Virtual Machine. | | 3. | You will be presented with the Virtual Machine Settings window. From here, click on the SCSI Device configuration in the left-hand pane. If any of the SCSI devices are container files, take note of their locations. In the example below, the devices DKA0, DKA100 and MKA600 are all container files. Image Removed | | 4. | Click the button labelled Cancel to leave the Virtual Machine Settings window. | | 5. | - Right-click the name of the virtual machine in the left hand pane of the management console.
- Select Delete VM from Disk.
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| | 6. | Any container files (virtual disk or tape) that were part of the configuration are still present on the system. These should have been noted in step 3. To remove them, either connect to the remote system using SSH or if connected to the console of a CHARON-SSP Virtual Environment system, press Ctrl+WinKey+F12 to open the shell. Navigate to the appropriate path and remove the container files. |
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The virtual machine console can be connected to either a physical serial line attached to the host or a network TCP/IP port. The following sections describe how to attach to these different forms of console.
Physical Access
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| Click the virtual machine to rename in the left hand pane. | | 2. | Take note of the name of the configuration file in the field Config file. This will be needed later in step 5. | | 3. | Right-click the virtual machine name and select Remove VM from the List. Image Added | Info |
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This action will not ask for any confirmation and the virtual machine will be immediately removed from the list. |
| | 4. | Click the icon labelled Open a Virtual Machineon the main management console splash screen. | | 5. | A new window labelled Open Virtual Machine will appear. To continue: - Click the icon labelled Config file name
- Navigate to configuration file saved from step 2 and click the button labelled Open.
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There is no confirmation and the newly renamed virtual machine will appear in the left-hand pane.
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Removing a Virtual Machine
The complete removal of a virtual machine must be performed in a number of steps. Each of these steps is detailed below.
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| 1. | Click the name of the virtual machine that is to be removed in the left hand pane of the management console. | | 2. | - Right-click the name of the virtual machine in the left hand pane of the management console.
- Select Delete VM from Disk.
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The management console does not confirm this action and the configuration, log files and all associated container files are immediately deleted. |
| | 3. | Any container files (virtual disk or tape) that were part of the configuration are no longer on the system. |
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