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Charon-SSP License Server Configuration

The license server address must be configured on the Charon-SSP host system for every emulated system that is to use the license server. This configuration is normally performed via the Charon Manager. On host systems that allow command-line access, it can also be performed by editing the configuration file.

Configuring the License Server Address Using the Charon Manager

To configure the license server address using the Charon Manager, perform the following steps:

1. Start the Charon Manager and log in to your Charon-SSP host system. Please refer to the user's guide of your Charon-SSP product for details.

2. Select the emulated SPARC system from the list of VMs on the left and click on Edit Virtual Machine to open the configuration window:
   
   
   
   

   
   
3. In the configuration window select the license configuration section and enter the IP address of the license server in the field Primary license server in the Private cloud section (use localhost or 127.0.0.1 if the license server runs on the same system as the emulator). If you have a backup license server (supported in Charon-SSP version 4.1.19 or later), add the IP address of the backup server in the field Backup license server. The backup server provides a license limited to a certain number of runtime hours should the primary server become unavailable. With the introduction of the backup server feature, the grace period should the license become unavailable will be reduced from 24 hours to 2 hours (starting with version 4.1.21). The grace period is the time period the emulator continues to run after its license has been lost or removed. If there is no valid license after the grace period ends, the emulator will stop.
   
   
4. Click on OK to save the configuration. It will become active at the next start of the emulator.

Configuring the License Server Address in the Configuration File

If your Charon-SSP host system allows command-line access, you can manually edit the configuration file of an emulated SPARC system. This section only describes the license server address parameter. Please refer to your general Charon-SSP user's guide for a full documentation of the configuration file options.

Configuration File Location

The default location for the configuration files is in /opt/charon-agent/ssp-agent/ssp/<architecture>/<vmname>/<vmname>.cfg.

In the above path

• <architecture> stands for sun-4m, sun-4u, or sun-4v,
• <vmname> stands for the name of the emulated SPARC.

However, if the Charon-SSP system is managed without the GUI, the user can decide where to store the emulator configuration files.

Adding the License Server Address to the Configuration File

To add the license server IP address to the configuration file, perform the following steps:

1. Log in to the system as the privileged user.
2. Open the configuration file with a text editor.
3. Locate the [license] section.
4. Add the parameter
   server = <license-server-ip-address>
   to the section, where
   <license-server-ip-address> is the IP address of the license server.
5. Optionally, add the parameter
   backup_server = <backup-license-server-ip-address>
   to the section, where
   <backup-license-server-ip-address> is the IP address of the backup license server.
   The backup server provides a license limited to a certain number of runtime hours should the primary server become unavailable.
6. Save the configuration file
7. At the next restart of your emulator instance, the configuration becomes active.

Additional Information

Depending on your Charon-SSP product, the Charon Manager will show additional license management tools. In particular the following:

• Primary and backup license configuration under HASP in the license configuration section.
• HASP Tools in the Tools menu.

Please note: These tools are not relevant for Charon-SSP VE licenses. The same is true for the license management command-line tools hasp_srm_view and hasp_update that are installed with the Charon Agent.