Creating a Virtual Machine

The first step to running an emulated SPARC machine is to create the initial configuration using the following steps.

Steps to create a virtual machine
Step	Description
1	Open the Charon Manager.
2	Open the New Virtual Machine window using either of the following methods: From the opening screen titled Welcome to Charon Manager, click the Create a New Virtual Machine icon, or use the Create option in the Virtual Machine menu, or while Home is selected, right-click into an empty area in the virtual machine list pane and select the option to create a new virtual machine from the context menu.
3	Select the appropriate Hardware Model by clicking the radio button labelled with the SPARC family that most closely matches the system to you wish to run. The hardware family SUN-4M represents a SPARC V8 32-bit model. The hardware family SUN-4U represents a SPARC V9 64-bit model. The hardware family SUN-4V represents a SPARC V9 64-bit model with the 4V features. The configured model must be covered by your license.
4	Enter a name for the virtual machine in the Virtual machine name field.
5	Click on OK.

The steps above create a basic new virtual machine configuration. The new virtual machine is listed the left-hand pane of the management interface showing the Virtual machine name you specified.

The screenshot below shows the management interface screen after the 4U-1 emulated system has been created:

The initial configuration of the virtual machine is only a configuration template. To complete the configuration, continue with the next section (Configuring a Virtual Machine).