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Installing the CHARON-SSP Software

The CHARON-SSP for Linux virtual machine software is shipped as a tar, gzip distribution package.  To begin the installation you must first obtain the package archive.  This can be downloaded from Stromasys or distributed by read-only media, such as a CD-ROM.  If you do not have the software package, then please contact either Stromasys or your Value Added Reseller for further help.

The CHARON-SSP for Linux software comes in two separate install packages.  The table below describes these:

CHARON-SSP for GNU/Linux Installation Packages
Product NameDescriptionDistribution Package Name
CHARON-SSP/4M32-bit SPARC V8 virtual machine based on the sun4m architecture.charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64_rpm.tar.gz
CHARON-SSP/4U64-bit SPARC V9 virtual machine based on the sun4u architecture.charon-ssp-4u-1.0.22-x86_64_rpm.tar.gz

To begin, unpack the distribution archive, like so (the example below shows CHARON-SSP/4M for Linux):

Unpack CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/Linux Distribution

# cd /tmp
# tar xzvf /path/to/charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64_rpm.tar.gz

All installation steps are required to be performed from a privileged account as denoted by the '#' prompt.

Prerequisites

Before installing the CHARON-SSP for Linux virtual machine software, it is first necessary to install the Sentinel HASP software.  Without this software it will not be possible for CHARON-SSP to locate the Sentinel HASP and license the environment appropriately.

For instructions on installing the Sentinel HASP software, please see the section Installing the Sentinel HASP Software.

Installing the CHARON-SSP Software 

To install the CHARON-SSP for Linux virtual machine software, execute the relevant yum command for the specific package, shown in the table below.

CHARON-SSP for GNU/Linux Installation Commands
Product NameInstallation Command
CHARON-SSP/4Myum localinstall charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm
CHARON-SSP/4Uyum localinstall charon-ssp-4u-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm

The following terminal output shows the installation of CHARON-SSP/4M:

CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/Linux Install Output

# yum localinstall charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm
Examining charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm: charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64
Marking charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm to be installed
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
 
Dependencies Resolved
 
================================================================================
 Package          Arch      Version       Repository                       Size
================================================================================
Installing:
 charon-ssp-4m    x86_64    1.0.22-1      /charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64    1.9 M
 
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Install  1 Package
 
Total size: 1.9 M
Installed size: 1.9 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Installing : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/1
  Verifying  : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/1

Installed:
  charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1

Complete!

Post-Installation Tasks

The following post installations task are not required.  However, for improved usability they are recommended.

Add the CHARON-SSP for Linux Software to the Shell PATH

To add the CHARON-SSP for Linux software to a C Shell environment, add the following to the end of .login:

Add CHARON-SSP for Linux Software to C Shell .login

setenv PATH $PATH:/opt/charon-ssp/ssp-4m:/opt/charon-ssp/ssp-4u

To add the CHARON-SSP for Linux software to a Bourne Shell environment (e.g. bash or sh), add the following to the end of .profile.bash_profile or .bashrc:

Add CHARON-SSP for Linux Software to Bourne Shell Login Profile

PATH=$PATH:/opt/charon-ssp/ssp-4m:/opt/charon-ssp/ssp-4u
export PATH

Removing the CHARON-SSP Software

To install the CHARON-SSP for Linux virtual machine software, execute the relevant yum command for the specific package, shown in the table below.

CHARON-SSP for GNU/Linux Installation Commands
Product NameInstallation Command
CHARON-SSP/4Myum remove charon-ssp-4m
CHARON-SSP/4Uyum remove charon-ssp-4u

The following shows the removal of the CHARON-SSP/4M for Linux software.  When asked "Is this ok?"  Check the list of software to ensure it only includes the CHARON-SSP for Linux package begin removed and answer y(es) to proceed.

CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/Linux Uninstall Output

# yum remove charon-ssp-4m
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
 
Dependencies Resolved
 
================================================================================
 Package          Arch      Version      Repository                        Size
================================================================================
Removing:
 charon-ssp-4m    x86_64    1.0.22-1     @/charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64    1.9 M
 
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Remove  1 Package
 
Installed size: 1.9 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
 
  Erasing    : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/1
  Verifying  : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/1
 
Removed:
  charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1
 
Complete!

During the uninstall process, only the CHARON-SSP for Linux software is removed. All user data, including virtual disks, configuration files and virtual tapes are left untouched. It is left to the user to archive and/or delete this files.

Upgrading CHARON-SSP for Linux

To upgrade the CHARON-SSP for Linux software, simply follow the instructions described in the section Installing the CHARON-SSP Software.  The terminal output below shows an upgrade from CHARON-SSP/4M for Linux v1.0.18 to v1.0.22.

Upgrading CHARON-SSP/4M for GNU/Linux

# yum localinstall charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm
Examining charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm: charon-ssp-4m-1.0.2-1.x86_64
Marking charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64.rpm as an update to charon-ssp-4m-1.0.18-1.x86_64
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.18-1 will be updated
---> Package charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1 will be an update
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
 
Dependencies Resolved
 
================================================================================
 Package          Arch      Version       Repository                       Size
================================================================================
Updating:
 charon-ssp-4m    x86_64    1.0.22-1      /charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-x86_64    1.9 M
 
Transaction Summary
================================================================================
Upgrade  1 Package
 
Total size: 1.9 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
  Updating   : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/2
 
  Cleanup    : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.18-1.x86_64                                2/2
  Verifying  : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.22-1.x86_64                                1/2
  Verifying  : charon-ssp-4m-1.0.18-1.x86_64                                2/2
 
Updated:
  charon-ssp-4m.x86_64 0:1.0.22-1
 
Complete!



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