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| CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP model | Minimal number of host CPU cores | Recommended number of host CPU cores |
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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 | 2 | 2 |
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.
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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. |
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- On server side (where network license will reside): open port 1947 for both TCP and UDP
- On the client side, 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.
- Both on server and client sides: setup default gateway
Please consult with Windows online documentation for details.
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Login as the local system administrator ("Administrator") on the host system.
Create a special user for running CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP (optional). This user must have all the administrative privileges. Please consult with Windows online documentation for details.
Note 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 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.
Stay logged in as local system administrator ("Administrator") or log off and login as the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP user having administrative privileges (if this option has been chosen).
Create a special directory for the CHARON-VAX / CHARON-PDP distribution kit and copy the provided files there.
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| 4.8 and above | The version 4.11 can be installed without uninstalling the previous version(s).
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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 |
| ChMac | Chmac 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 |
| NCC | Contains the Charon Network Control Center executable |
| Redistributables | Contains the redistributables needed for CHARON running (already installed, except the license alert script) |
| Virtual Machine Manager | Contains the most up-to-date version of CHARON Virtual Machine Manager |
| Virtual Machine Templates | Contains templates for creating CHARON virtual machines |
| Virtual Machines | Contains the CHARON virtual machines |
| Virtual Disk Images | Contains 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:\tempc:\temp> haspdinst.exe -fr -kp -nomsgc:\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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- From the "CHARON Virtual Machine Manager" utility (see above) select the "Host Information and Utilities" section and press the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" button or (optionally) invoke the system default web browser and enter the URL http://localhost:1947 to display the "Sentinel Admin Control Center" (ACC) web interface.
- Click on the "Sentinel Keys" link to open up the "Sentinel Keys Section" page
- Make sure that one and only one CHARON HASP or SL license is present.
To facilitate troubleshooting, Stromasys recommends to enable logging from the Sentinel Admin Control Center as described in this article: Enabling logging in Sentinel Admin Control Center.
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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 incorrect | Contact STROMASYS to request a new license update. |
| Several License keys / SLs are displayed | Remove 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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Login as the local system administrator ("Administrator") on the host system.
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.
Add this user to the CHARON-GRP group as it is described in this article and then reboot CHARON host.
Login as the created user.
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