Contents
Intended Audience
This user's guide is intended for anyone who needs to install, configure, or manage the Stromasys Charon-SSP processor/platform virtualization software. The content of this manual is targeted at general users (not just system managers and administrators). However, a general working knowledge of PC operating systems and their conventions is expected.
This Getting Started Guide covers the basic installation and setup of the Charon-SSP for Azure (marketplace image) product variant, This appliance package contains the full software set including the underlying Linux host operating system. Interactive host operating system access is limited to a subset of commands.
Product features, configuration, and management of Charon-SSP cloud-specific images is covered in the Charon-SSP 4.2.0 for Cloud - Management Guide.
Please always read the release notes of your product for important information regarding known problems and possible workarounds.
If you require additional information about this product, please contact Stromasys at the regional addresses below or at Team.Support.Azure@Stromasys.com, or contact your Stromasys VAR.
Document Structure
The document contains the following main sections:
- Virtual Hardware and Guest OS Supported by Charon-SSP for Azure: list of supported virtual hardware and supported guest operating systems.
- Charon-SSP Product Variant Comparison: overview of differences between the different Charon-SSP products (conventional, Baremetal, Azure image).
- Setting up a Charon-SSP Azure Cloud Instance: basic steps to create and launch a Charon-SSP Azure instance.
- Installing the Charon-SSP Manager: the Charon-SSP Manager must be installed on a local system to access and manage the Charon-SSP Azure host and the emulated systems running on it.
- Accessing the Charon-SSP Azure Instance: explains how to use SSH, SFTP, and the Charon-SSP Manager to access the instance, and how to set the initial management password.
- Additional Charon-SSP Azure Instance Configuration: steps to add additional storage and network interfaces.
- Configuring and Managing the System Using the Charon-SSP Manager: shows how to configure and run emulated SPARC systems.
- User Access to the Virtual SPARC System: shows the different methods of how a user can access the console of the emulated SPARC system and the guest operating system.
- Azure Networking and Charon-SSP: overview of networking functionality that is specific to the Azure environment, and detailed steps to configure two specific network configurations.
- SSH VPN - Connecting Charon Host and Guest to Customer Network: describes how to create a VPN tunnel between a remote Linux system and the Charon-SSP Azure instance to enable communication between host, guest, and customer network.
- Dedicated NIC for Guest System: describes how to add a second NIC to the Charon host system for use by the guest system.
- Data Transfer Options: information about how data can be transferred to/from the host and guest.
- Firewall and Azure Network Security Group Considerations: information about ports used by the different applications.
- Upgrading Charon-SSP Azure: ways to upgrade Charon-SSP Azure to a higher version.
- OpenBoot Console: OpenBoot console command overview
Obtaining Documentation
The latest released version of this manual and other related documentation are available on the Stromasys support website at Product Documentation and Knowledge Base.
Obtaining Technical Assistance or General Product Information
Obtaining Technical Assistance
Several support channels are available to cover the Charon virtualization products.
If you have a support contract with Stromasys, please visit http://www.stromasys.com/support/ for up-to-date support telephone numbers and business hours. Alternatively, the support center is available via email at support@stromasys.com.
If you purchased a Charon product through a Value-Added Reseller (VAR), please contact them directly.
Obtaining General Product Information
If you require information in addition to what is available on the Stromasys Product Documentation and Knowledge Base and on the Stromasys web site you can contact the Stromasys team using https://www.stromasys.com/contact/, or by sending an email to info@stromasys.com.
For further information on purchases and the product best suited to your requirements, you can also contact your regional sales team by phone:
| Region | Phone | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Americas | +1 919 239 8450 | Stromasys LLC |
| Europe, Middle-East and Africa | +41 22 794 1070 | Avenue Louis-Casai 84 |
Conventions
Notation | Description |
$ | The dollar sign in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for VMS. The dollar sign can also indicate non superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
# | The number sign represents the superuser prompt for UNIX / Linux. |
| > | The right angle bracket in interactive examples indicates an operating system prompt for Windows command (cmd.exe). |
| Bold monospace type in interactive examples indicates typed user input. |
| Bold monospace type enclosed by angle brackets indicates command parameters and parameter values. |
| Monospace type in interactive examples, indicates command response output. |
[ ] | In syntax definitions, brackets indicate items that are optional. |
... | In syntax definitions, a horizontal ellipsis indicates that the preceding item can be repeated one or more times. |
| Italic monospace type, in interactive examples, indicates typed context dependent user input. |
Definitions
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Host | The system on which the emulator runs, also called the Charon server |
| Guest | The operating system running on a Charon instance, for example, Tru64 UNIX, OpenVMS, Solaris, MPE or HP-UX |