SOFTWARE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Microsoft
Windows Server (64 bit)
2016 and 2012 R2
(Standard, Datacenter)
2008 R2 SP1 (Standard,
Enterprise)
Microsoft Windows (32 bit and 64 bit)
ESXi 5.5
Microsoft
that VMS or Tru64 had been shut down before stopping Charon.
Charon-PDP for Windows
Product version 4.9
Document version 2
DESCRIPTION
Stromasys Charon-PDP is a member of the Charon cross-platform
hardware virtualization product family. It is designed to replace DEC PDP-
11/93 and PDP-11/94 systems by their virtual equivalents running on an
x86-64 compatible standard computer system. Charon-PDP creates a
virtual replica of the original PDP-11 hardware, allowing the RT-11, RSX-11,
RSTS, and other operating systems and all software from the original
environment to continue to work as before in their existing, binary form. No
or only minimal configuration changes to the original software (operating
system, layered products, and applications), operational procedures, and
management are required.
NETWORK
Charon-PDP virtualizes the Ethernet controllers present in the original PDP
hardware. Any protocol supported on these controllers (DECnet, LAT) will
work on the virtualized network link.
STORAGE
Charon-PDP provides support for (T)MSCP storage devices. Charon
translates the PDP11 storage to any modern technology (SCSI, SATA,
SAS) by means of virtual disk images on a Windows filesystem or physical
LUNs attached locally or remotely by iSCSI, SAN, or NAS.
GPIB
Emulation for General Purpose Interface Bus (GPIB, also known as IEEE-
488) interface IEP-11 is supported with Pass Through method based on a
National Instruments PCI or PCIe GPIB adapter.
HOST SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
A physical system or virtual VMware appliance with a dual CPU of at least 2
GHz, one dedicated Ethernet adapter, an optional USB port for the license
key and enough disk space to keep the PDP data. Charon-PDP requires a
minimum of 2 GB host memory.
The Charon-PDP device drivers for an external PCI to QBUS adapter, an
FPGA Cesys board, and some serial line interfaces require Windows 7 32
bit and cannot be used on other versions. Those devices also cannot be
used if the host system runs on hypervisors like VMware.
OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Physical host
or
Hypervisor
7 SP1
(Professional, Ultimate)
8.1
Professional
10
(Professional,
Enterprise)
and 6.x up
to 6.7
Hyper-V
PERFORMANCE
Charon-PDP provides options to fine tune the virtual PDP performance by
setting the emulated PDP-11 CPU frequency and defining individual PDP
CPU instructions timings. Please refer to the user manual for details.
CHARON APPLICATION PROGRAM
INTERFACE (CHAPI)
CHAPI is an open API to the emulated QBUS bus, thus available for
QBUS based emulators. It allows the creation of emulated QBUS
devices, and connects emulated peripherals, which are
implemented by external C++ modules, to the emulator kernel.
CHAPI library functions provide standard device elements like
registers, interrupt logic, etc
SYSTEM MAINTENANCE
Once installed and configured, the Charon system behaves like the
original PDP11 system, and can be treated as a PDP11. Guest OS
and applications operating procedures remain the same. The host
operating system does not require a network connection and
regular patching after the installation. See user's guide for
requirements regarding any updates to the host OS.
LICENSE PROTECTION
A valid license should be permanently available to Charon in the
form of a local or network attached USB HASP license dongle, or a
Software License. The license contains customer specific
parameters and allows remote electronic updates. USB dongles
enable a rapid switch-over to another host system as the Charon
executable itself can be installed on multiple systems for disaster
recovery purposes. Flexible licensing options allow combining
multiple instances of different Charon products on a single host
system.
DISTRIBUTION
Charon Release notes, User manuals and Software Product
Descriptions are available for download from the Stromasys Product
Documentation and Knowledge Base web pages. Downloading
installation kits and patches requires a partner account or
credentials provided by Stromasys on an individual basis.
CHARON UTILITIES
Charon-PDP on Windows is delivered with the Charon Virtual
Machines Manager, a single-window application which
consolidates all Charon management tasks: creating and
configuring Charon instances, managing Charon licenses,
configuring host hardware resources for Charon needs, etc. The
following applications are invoked from the Charon VM manager:
HASP License Details, License Update Tool, and Sentinel
Admin Control Center for Charon license management
Network Control Center for managing Charon network
drivers and settings
Device Check for providing configuration assistance for
directly connected host devices
Virtual Disk Tool for creating empty disk image files (.vdisk)
The following command line utilities are also available:
Virtual Disk Tool for creating empty disk image files (.vdisk)
MTD for transferring data between physical tapes and Charon
tape container files
HOSTprint for redirecting an emulated QBUS LPV11 device
(parallel port) output to a Windows local or network printer
New in version 4.9, Charon Windows Toolkit consists of two sets
of scripts to assist with automated license expiration
checks/alerts and clean Charon instance shutdown to ensure
PDP-11/93
PDP-11/94
Virtualized PDP CPU
Virtual PDP memory
Operating systems
Internal bus
Emulated disks
Emulated tapes
Network
Network performance
Asynchronous serial l
ines
DLV11(
-J)
KW11 line clock
50, 60 and 70 Hz
peripherals
Ordering information
Item Part Number
VIRTUALIZED HARDWARE
J11
2MB or 4MB
RSX-11M, RT11, RSTS RSX-11M, RT11, RSTS
QBUS 1) UNIBUS 2)
Container files; local, iSCSI and SAN partitions; physical SCSI disks
Container files, Windows tape drives, physical SCSI tape drives
1 QBUS Ethernet controller 1 UNIBUS Ethernet controller
10 Mbps
UART (console), DHV11,
UART (console), DHU11, DL11
GPIB (IEEE-488)
IEQ11 (emulation requires
-
National Instruments PCI or
PCIe based GPIB adapter)
Connection to physical
Physical QBUS (additional
hardware is required) 3)
-
1)
Configurable QBUS components are: the MSCP disk controller RQDX3, the TMSCP tape controller TQK50, the serial
line controllers as above and the Ethernet controllers DEQNA, DELQA and DESQA.
2)
Configurable UNIBUS components are: the MSCP disk controller UDA50, the TMSCP tape controller TUK50, the
serial line controllers as above and the Ethernet controllers DEUNA and DELUA.
3)
QBUS basket hardware (original VAX QBUS basket or custom 3rd party custom QBUS basket) and PCI to QBUS
hardware and software interface are required. Please contact Stromasys for details.
Each virtual PDP model follows the characteristics of its PDP hardware equivalent. It requires the corresponding level of
license units and supports the peripherals particular to that PDP model. The virtual PDP does not include delays to
simulate mechanical device behavior, diagnostic, and maintenance modes.
Perpetual runtime license 4) CHVX-011-PX
Annual license 4) CHVX-011-YX
720 hour backup license 4) CHVX-011-KX
Annual GOLD / PLATINUM support 5) CHVX-011-UX / CHVX-011-TX
Annual GOLD / PLATINUM subscription 4) CHVX-011-PCG / CHVX-011-PCP
4)
Please contact Stromasys Sales team for Charon licensing details
5)
Please refer to Charon Service Descriptions for GOLD and PLATINUM terms, conditions, and SLAs
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