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Overview
The Charon-SSP Manager is the only interface to manage the emulated SPARC systems running on a Charon-SSP AWS EC2 host. Therefore, the Charon-SSP Manager must be installed on every local system that will be used to manage the Charon instances running in the Charon-SSP cloud host.
Stromasys provides Charon-SSP Manager installation packages for the following Linux distributions and versions:
- Versions 7.0 – 7.6 of Oracle Linux (64 bit) version, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (64 bit), or CentOS (64 bit).
- Versions <tbd> of Debian/Ubuntu Linux (versions and distributions to be clarified).
Installation Packages and Installation Steps
Installation Packages
Installation packages are available in RPM or Debian package formats:
- RPM packages: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.rpm
- Debian packages: charon-manager-ssp-<version>.deb
Obtaining the installation packages:
The packages are included in the Charon-SSP AWS AMI. Once a new instance has been launched, you can download the Charon-SSP Manager packages from the running instance:
- Connect to the public IP address of the instance:
$ sftp -i <path-to-private-key> charon@<public-ip-of-aws-instance> - Download the required package:
sftp> get charon-manager-ssp-3.1.11.[rpm | deb]
Once you have downloaded the packages, proceed with installing the Charon-SSP Manager software.
Installation Steps
The following table describes the installation steps for Charon-SSP Manager:
| Step | Details |
|---|---|
| 1 | Log-in to the local Linux system as the root user (denoted by the # prompt). |
| 2 | Copy the installation package to the local Linux system |
| 3 | Go to the directory where the package has been stored:
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| 4 | Install package: |
For systems with RPM package management (Red Hat, Centos):
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For systems with Debian package management (Debian, Ubuntu):
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Example (RPM):
# yum install /media/sf_vmshare/charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8.rpm
<lines removed>
--> Running transaction check
---> Package charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.8-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
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Package Arch Version Repository Size
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Installing:
charon-manager-ssp x86_64 3.1.8-1 /charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8 4.2 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total size: 4.2 M
Installed size: 4.2 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Warning: RPMDB altered outside of yum.
Installing : charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8-1.x86_64 1/1
Verifying : charon-manager-ssp-3.1.8-1.x86_64 1/1
Installed:
charon-manager-ssp.x86_64 0:3.1.8-1
Complete!