Important note
This document applies to Linux Utilities kit version 38 minimum dated xx-Dec-2014.
Kit download
To download the kit, you must issue a request via email to the Stromasys support team: support@stromasys.com
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Unix commands
- Basic knowledge of Charon product
- Charon qualified versions:
- Charon-AXP v4.4 build 14707
- Charon-AXP v4.5 build 15505 minimum
- Charon-VAX v4.6 build 16502 minimum
- Scripts have been tested and validated on the following Linux distributions/versions:
- Fedora 17-20
Due to changes in service management with Fedora, clean shutdown of the emulated machines (guests) is not functional with the current release.
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.2 to 6.5
- Fedora 17-20
- The following softwares have to be installed of the Charon server:
- telnet (mandatory)
- expect (recommended if ssh cannot be used to execute shutdown commands from the console)
- evince (recommended for reading online documentation)
- sendmail (mandatory)
- screen (mandatory)
- firefox
- All described operations will have to be performed on the Charon Linux server and logged on as 'root' (no other user supported)
- Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX installations are supported when installed in
/opt/charononly - Mail service must have been configured
Conventions
Throughout the document(s) these conventions are followed
Notation | Description |
$ | The dollar sign in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for VMS. The dollar sign can also indicate non superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
# | The number sign represents the superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
| > | The right angle bracket in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for Windows command (cmd.exe). |
| Bold monospace type in interactive examples indicates typed user input. |
| Bold monospace type enclosed by angle brackets indicates command parameters and parameter values. |
| Monospace type in interactive examples, indicates command response output. |
[ ] | In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional. |
... | In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times. |
| Italic monospace type, in interactive examples, indicates typed context dependent user input. |
The following definitions apply
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | The system on which the emulator runs, also called the Charon server |
| Guest | The operating system running on a Charon instance, for example, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Solaris, MPE or HP-UX |