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 | |
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| Step | Description |
| 1 | Open the Charon Manager. |
| 2 | From the opening screen titled Welcome to Charon Manager, click the Create a New Virtual Machine icon. Alternatively, 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. This will open a small context menu with the option to create a new virtual machine. |
| 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 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).