Each Charon emulator product requires a valid license to run. To access the license, the emulator needs the Sentinel runtime software. This software is part of the Charon-HPA for Linux installation kits. Refer to the software installation section for software installation instructions.
Charon-HPA version 2.0 and higher is incompatible with licences of earlier versions. Earlier product versions are incompatible with licenses for Charon-HPA 2.0 and higher.
If you have a hardware USB license dongle, simply connect it to the system after the Charon-HPA software has been installed and verify that the license can be read correctly by entering the following command:
$ hasp_srm_view -all |
Please note that this command must be run from a local connection. If you are connected over a remote connection (e.g., ssh), you will receive an error. As a workaround, you can display the license contents with the following command (adapt the path of the command if your installation location is different):
$ ssh localhost /opt/charon/bin/hasp_srm_view |
Verify that the license contains the correct product, the correct number of emulator instances, and the correct expiration date (if applicable).
Example of a HP9000 license:
$ hasp_srm_view -all <license removed> The Physical KeyId: 362831868 License type: License Dongle (Local) CHARON Sentinel HASP License key section Reading 4032 bytes The License Number: 1001750 The License KeyId: 362831868 The Master KeyId: 1645066348 <lines removed> End User name: Stromasys Purchasing Customer name: Stromasys | Product License Number: 8700-rp7400-01 Virtual Hardware: PA-RISC HP/PA Physical Key ID: 123456789 Product Name: 8700-rp7400 Product Code: CHHPPA-20xxx-LI Major Version: 2 Minor Version: 0 32bit and 64bit OS requirements: 64bit Host Operating System required: LINUX CPU's allowed: 8 Maximum virtual memory: 32768MB License expiration date: 26-Mar-2020 Instances allowed: 5 Feature number: 5 Check interval: 60 minutes <lines removed> |
Details about licensing in general and how to handle licenses in Charon-HPA can be found in the section License Management Overview for Charon-HPA and in the License Handbook. The license chapter contains important information about security and more complicated use cases (for example, multiple license keys, software licenses, and network licenses).