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Please note: All Linux and HP-UX sample commands in this section are performed as the root user (prompt = #). This may not be necessary for all commands in all environments depending on the local permission settings. The commands can be executed on the Charon host graphical console or via a non-graphical login (e.g., SSH). However, for accessing the running emulator, the use of PuTTY is strongly recommended because it works best with the emulator environment.

The Charon-PAR/PA9-64 functionality of Charon-PAR emulates historic 64-bit PA-RISC hardware. This section shows a sample installation of a 64-bit guest system.

HP-UX ISO Installation Medium 

To install a basic HP-UX system running as a guest system in an emulator instance, you need to provide an HP-UX ISO installation medium.

Example:

If the compressed tar archive of the ISO file is no longer needed for other purposes, it can be removed.

Creating a Virtual Disk Container for the System Disk

The emulated system requires a disk on which the HP-UX system will be installed. Create a system disk as shown in the following example:

Adapting the Configuration File Template

The configuration file template must be adapted to the customer environment and the required guest system characteristics. This section describes the minimum number of changes required to configure a Charon-PAR/PA9-64 emulator instance. Please refer to Configuration File Reference for a detailed description of the configuration file options.

Perform the following steps to create a basic configuration file for a Charon-PAR emulated historic 64-bit PA-RISC system for HP-UX (rp2400 sample):

If everything works, you will see log output in the current terminal window ending an a pa9-64> prompt. This is the Charon-PAR emulator console. It displays log information, allows to set configuration parameters and to stop the emulator.

At the same time, a green PuTTY console window will open.

Please note: Should there be an error from PuTTY about missing fonts, start PuTTY as the root user, load the PAR-Telnet-VT100 profile, set a font that is available on the host system, save the configuration.

Once you select Finish, the HP-UX installation will start.

HP-UX Installation Phase 2: Kernel Build and Reboot

Once the initial operating system installation has finished, the system will build a new kernel and reboot as shown below:

The system will restart and and run the fileset and software configuration tasks. During this run, it will display many messages starting with the string NOTE: to show progress and describe the actions taken. At the end of this configuration run, the system will again shut down and reboot to the boot prompt again.

HP-UX Installation Phase 3: Setup Dialogs and Login

At the screen shown below, enter the command boot 0/0/1/0.0.0 at the prompt Main Menu: Enter command or menu > to boot from the new system disk:

Respond with N to the Interact with IPL question.

This will boot the system and start a series of setup dialogs.

The following table provides an overview of the setup dialogs.

Please note: Depending on your setup, the sequence, number, and content of the screens will vary. Confirmation dialogs (to confirm the data entered) are not shown.

During the boot process the system will display startup messages for the individual system components and finally the log-in prompt. You can log into the system using the root password configured above:

Stopping the Emulator

In order to stop the emulator in an orderly manner, perform the following steps:

1. Shut down the guest operating system:

# shutdown -h now

Starting with Charon-PAR version 3.0.5 this will, by default, automatically stop the emulator when it detects that the operating system has been halted. See the system.stop_on_halt parameter in the Configuration File Reference. If the emulator is not stopped automatically, continue with step 2 below.

2. After the guest operating system shutdown is complete, stop the emulator (if it is not stopped automatically after the shutdown of the guest operating system). Different methods must be used for different situations:

• The emulator was started in interactive mode and the Charon-PAR console is available in current terminal: enter the exit command at the pa9-64> prompt and hit Enter. This will cause the emulator to close the disk images of the emulated system and to exit.
• The Charon-PAR console is available on a local TCP port (emulator started with -c or --console-port parameter): this situation will exist most frequently if the emulator has been started as a daemon or service. To stop the emulator access the Charon-PAR console via telnet to localhost on the port specified when starting the emulator, enter the exit command at the pa9-64> prompt, and hit Enter.
  Access to the Charon-PAR console via a TCP port is available starting with Charon-PAR version 3.0.1. The CTRL+B key combination has been disabled on the emulator console starting with this version.

• The emulator was started as a daemon or service and the Charon-PAR console is not available via a local TCP port: This situation can occur if you run a version before 3.0.1 or you started the emulator without the -c option.
  • For versions 3.0.1 and higher: the emulator must be stopped using the kill command from the root user on the Charon host system. Perform the following steps to stop the Charon-PAR process:
    
    • Find the PID (process id) of the process: # ps -ef | grep -i charon-par

    • Stop the process: # kill <charon-par-pid>
  • For versions before 3.0.1: on the emulator console, after shutting down the guest operating system, press CTRL+B. After a few seconds, a traceback may be shown. At the end of this output, you will be asked to select a dump type. Select N for no dump. The PDC console prompt (Main menu:) will appear. Type exit to stop the emulator.

For more information about the Charon-PAR console, please refer to Charon-PAR Console. For more information about the Charon-PAR command-line options, please refer to Charon-PAR Command-Line Options.