Menu options

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Menu launcher

Execute the following command:

to display the Toolkit menu:

Configuration

If the menu does not correctly display line drawing, change the terminal settings. If set to vt100 for example, you will see lowercase characters in place of menu borders.

To correct this, enter the following commands:

Notes:

• New TERM value can also be set to xterm

• If you’re using putty, you'll maybe have to force the Terminal-type string:
  
  
  
  and maybe Remote character set parameter:
  

  
  Recommended color scheme for 'putty' is (all other values can remain as they are by default):

  Color to adjust	Red	Green	Blue
  Default Foreground	0	0	0
  Default Foreground Bold	0	0	160
  Default Background	255	255	255
  Default Background Bold	192	192	192
  ANSI White	223	223	223

   

Menu Options

• Install/Upgrade/Remove CHARON
• Network Configuration Utility
• License key display/email
• Request for New or Update license (send C2V file)
• Install or Update (apply V2C file)
• License expiration check
• Service management (Start, Stop, Manage automatic boot & shutdown)
  • Service management - Update guests list
  • Service management - Start/stop guests
  • Service management - View guest log file
  • Service management - View guest manager log file
  • Service management - Install, update or manage service
  • Service management - Create/Edit guest stop script
  • Service management - Connect to guest console
  • Service management - Edit configuration files
  • Service management - Manage monitored guests logs
• Connect to guest console
• Edit configuration files
• Manage monitored guests logs
• Send configuration and log files via mail
• Manage recursive jobs: license expiration check, log events (cron)
• Alerts management
• Show host information (OS, HW, Charon version, utils and services)
• Documentation