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Overview
The Charon-SSP Manager is the main interface for managing the emulated SPARC systems running on a Charon-SSP AWS EC2 host. Therefore, the Charon-SSP Manager must be installed on every local system that will be used to manage the Charon instances running on the Charon-SSP cloud host.
Stromasys provides Charon-SSP Manager installation packages for the following Linux distributions and versions:
- Versions 7.x or higher of Oracle Linux (64 bit) version, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (64 bit), or CentOS (64 bit).
- Ubuntu 17 or higher
Stromasys provides Charon-SSP Manager installation packages for the following versions of Microsoft Windows:
- Microsoft Windows 10
- Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
Installation Packages and Installation Steps
Installation Packages
Installation packages are available in RPM or Debian package formats or as a ZIP file containing the Windows installer files:
- RPM package: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.rpm
- Debian package: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.deb
- Microsoft Windows package: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.zip
Obtaining the installation packages:
The packages are included in the Charon-SSP AWS AMI. Once a new instance has been launched, you can download the Charon-SSP Manager packages from the running instance:
- Connect to the public IP address of the instance via SFTP using the private key assigned during launch and the user charon:
$ sftp -i <path-to-private-key> charon@<public-ip-of-aws-instance> - Download the required package:
sftp> get charon-manager-ssp-<version>.[rpm | deb | zip]
Installation Steps on Linux
The following table describes the installation steps for Charon-SSP Manager:
| Step | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Log-in to the local Linux system as the root user (denoted by the # prompt). |
| 2 | Copy the installation package to the local Linux system |
| 3 | Go to the directory where the package has been stored:
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| 4 | Install package: |
For systems with RPM package management (Red Hat, CentOS): | |
For systems with Debian package management (Debian, Ubuntu): |
Example (RPM):
# yum install /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8.rpm Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager Examining /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8.rpm: charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8-1.x86_64 Marking /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8.rpm to be installed Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.8-1 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: charon-manager-ssp x86_64 3.1.8-1 /charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8 4.2 M Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package Total size: 4.2 M Installed size: 4.2 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum. Installing : charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8-1.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8-1.x86_64 1/1 Installed: charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.8-1 Complete!
Installation Steps on Microsoft Windows
The following table describes the installation steps for Charon-SSP Manager:
| Step | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Right-click the zip archive charon-manager-ssp-<version>.zip and select Extract All. |
| 2 | A window titled Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders opens. In this window:
A new Windows Explorer window opens showing the extracted packages. |
| 3 | Double-click on the setup.exe executable to begin the installation. |
| 4 | If you are presented with an Security Warning window, allow the installation program to run. |
| 5 | You should now see the Charon-SSP Manager Setup Wizard. To proceed with the installation, click on the Next button. |
| 6 | To accept the default installation options, simply click on Next without modifying any options.
Once all options have been set, click on Next. |
| 7 | Proceed with the installation by clicking on Next. |
| 8 | Once the installation has completed, click on Close to exit the SSP-Manager Setup Wizard. |
| 9 | The installation process creates:
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Starting with Charon-SSP version 2, it is supported to have several versions of the Charon-SSP Manager on a system to manage remote systems with versions different from the local system. The Charon-SSP Manager installation preserves older versions. Later, you can use these versions to manage remote systems with matching versions.