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Overview
The Charon-SSP Manager is the main interface for managing the emulated SPARC systems running on a Charon-SSP 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 as part of the Charon-SSP OCI distribution:
- 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 (64 bit)
Should you require Charon Manager on Microsoft Windows, please contact Stromasys or your Stromasys VAR.
Installation Packages and Installation Steps
Installation Packages
Installation packages are available in RPM or Debian package formats:
- RPM package: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.rpm
- Debian package: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.deb
Obtaining the installation packages:
The packages are included in the Charon-SSP OCI image. 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-cloud-instance> - Download the required package:
sftp> get charon-manager-ssp-<version>.[rpm | deb]
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:
|
| 4 | Install package: |
For systems with RPM package management (Oracle Linux, Red Hat, CentOS): |
Example (RPM):
# yum install /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27.rpm Loaded plugins: langpacks, product-id, search-disabled-repos, subscription-manager Examining /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27.rpm: charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27-1.x86_64 Marking /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27.rpm to be installed Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.27-1 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: charon-manager-ssp x86_64 3.1.27-1 /charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27 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-3.1.27-1.x86_64 1/1 Verifying : charon-manager-ssp-3.1.27-1.x86_64 1/1 Installed: charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.27-1 Complete!