Introduction
Table of contents
Important note
This document applies to Linux Toolkit version 1.50 and 1.51
Kit download
To download the kit, you must issue a request via email to the Stromasys support team (support@stromasys.com) or ask your reseller
Prerequisites
- Basic knowledge of Unix commands
- Basic knowledge of Charon products
Charon qualified versions:
Charon-AXP V4.6 Build 166-03 (+ patches)
Charon-AXP V4.7 Build 171-01 (+ patches)
Charon-AXP V4.8 Build 183-02 (+ patches)
Charon-AXP V4.9 Build 194-02
Charon-VAX V4.6 Build 165-02 (+ patches)
Charon-VAX V4.7 Build 171-01 (+ patches)
Charon-VAX V4.8 Build 183-02 (+ patches)
Charon-VAX V4.9 Build 194-02
Scripts have been tested and validated on the following Linux distributions/versions:
CentOS 7
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 6.x
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.x
- Some packages have to be installed on the Charon server:
- Mandatory packages:
glibc.i686
bc
perl
at
- Recommended packages:
telnet
: recommended for connection from the Charon server to the virtual machine consoleexpect
: recommended ifssh
cannot be used to execute shutdown commands from the consoleevince
: recommended for reading online documentationpostfix
: recommended, Mail Transport Agent used to send emailsfirefox
: recommended for checking and updating licenses, accessing online documentation
.
- Mandatory packages:
- All described operations will have to be performed on the Charon server and logged in as 'root' (no other user supported).
The 'menu' must be used by one user at a time only - Charon-AXP and Charon-VAX installations are supported when installed in
/opt/charon
folder only - Mail service must have been configured. Mail transfer agent can be postfix, sendmail, ...
- Within the Charon virtual machines configuration files:
- do not use spaces or tabs between a parameter and its value as the toolkit does not handle this correctly, i.e.:
parameter=value
is correct,parameter = value
is not correct. do not add devices parameters on the same line, please split the line in 2 lines
Unsupported set PKA container[600]= "/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso" media_type[600]="RRD47"
Supported
set PKA container[600]="/home/vdisk/axp/ALPHA084.iso"
set PKA media_type[600]="RRD47"
- do not use spaces or tabs between a parameter and its value as the toolkit does not handle this correctly, i.e.:
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 |
Note related to display/edit options
Some menu options will allow you to display or edit files using available editors (if installed) between:
Editor | Interface | Description |
---|---|---|
gedit | Graphical | Windows notepad like |
emacs | Graphical | Windows notepad like, advanced |
nano | Text | Basic text editor |
vi | Text | Advanced users |
vim | Text | Advanced users with more features (colored & highlights) |
gvim | Graphical | Advanced users with more features (colored & highlights) |
Select the one you prefer or refer to 'man pages' for more information on available ones.
Note related to emails
There are 2 kinds of emails:
Type | Description |
---|---|
Results | Some menu options will allow you to send results via email.
|
Alerts | By default, the alert script will send alerts via email (plus 'wall ' notifications if enabled). A recipients list can be defined in this case.
|
Do not use Stromasys email address to send results directly, for example to support@stromasys.com. The sender will be unknown to us, it is then recommended to send results to yourself first and to forward us the email you received.
Both use 'sendmail
' command to send emails. Mail transfer agent can be postfix, sendmail, ...
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