Stromasys CHARON-VAX User Manual

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Product version: 4.3 Build 144-04

Description

Description

DescriptionDescription

CHARON-PDP is a member of CHARON-VAX cross­platform hardware virtualization family of products by
Stromasys.
11/94 systems by its virtual equivalent running on a
standard computer system. CHARON-PDP creates the
virtual replica of the original PDP-11 hardware, allowing
the RT-11, RSX-11, RSTS, and other operating systems
and all software that is running in that environment to re­main working as always in their existing, binary form. No
or minor changes to the original software (operating sys­tem, layered products or applications), its procedures or
handling have to be applied.

Network

Network

NetworkNetwork

CHARON-PDP virtualizes the Ethernet controllers present
in the original PDP hardware. Any protocol that ran on
these controllers (DECnet, LAT) will run over virtualized
link.

Storage

Storage

StorageStorage

CHARON-PDP provides support for (T)MSCP storage
devices. CHARON translates all these PDP types to any
modern technology (SCSI, IDE, SATA, SAS or SAN) by
means of logical files in a Windows directory or physical
LUNs attached locally or remotely by iSCSI or SAN.

Host system requirements

Host system requirements

Host system requirementsHost system requirements

A physical system or virtual VMware appliance running on
Windows 7 Professional or Ultimate Edition host system
(32 or 64 bit version), with a dual CPU of at least 2 GHz,
one dedicated Ethernet adapter, a USB port for the li­cense key and enough disk space to keep the PDP disks.
CHARON-PDP requires a minimum of 2 GB host memory.

The CHARON-PDP device drivers for external PCI to
QBUS adapter and for FPGA Cesys board, and other se­rial line interfaces require 32bit Windows version and
cannot be used on 64bit Windows. Those devices also
cannot be used on VMware.

Perform

Performance

PerformPerform

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 A

CHARON Application

CHARON ACHARON A

CHAPI is an open API to emulated QBUS bus, thus avail­able for QBUS based emulators. It allows creation of emu­lated QBUS devices, and connects emulated peripherals
which are designed as external C++ modules to the emu­lator kernel. CHAPI library functions provide standard de­vice elements like registers, interrupt logic, etc.

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Product license key

Product license key

Product license keyProduct license key

The HASP USB license key should be permanently con­nected to the host system. It preserves the customer spe­cific license parameters, allows remote electronic updates
and enables rapid change of host systems as the CHAR­ON executable itself can be installed on multiple systems.
HASP allows running multiple CHARON-PDP, CHARON­VAX, and CHARON-AXP instances on a single host com­puter.

Distribution kit

Distribution kits available for download

Distribution kitDistribution kit
direct customer login

direct customer login from Stromasys ftp:

direct customer login direct customer login

• CHARON Installation kits

• Release notes

• User manuals

• Software Product Descriptions

• Patches

CHARON

CHARON utilities

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• HASP_View

HASP_View: view CHARON license content

HASP_ViewHASP_View

• HASPRUS

HASPRUS: update CHARON license

HASPRUSHASPRUS

• Network Control Center:

Network Control Center: manage CHARON network

Network Control Center:Network Control Center:
drivers and settings

• SCSIcheck:

SCSIcheck: define configuration for directly connected

SCSIcheck:SCSIcheck:
SCSI devices

• MKdisk:

MKdisk: create empty VAX disk images

MKdisk:MKdisk:

• MTD:

MTD: transfer the data between physical tape and

MTD:MTD:
CHARON tape container file

• CHARON

CHARON Launcher:

CHARONCHARON
setup CHARON services

• Service Manager:

Service Manager: manage CHARON instances as

Service Manager:Service Manager:
services

• HOSTprint:

HOSTprint: redirect virtual parallel port (LPV11) to a

HOSTprint:HOSTprint:
Windows local or network printer (applicable to QBUS
based CHARON systems only).

• Web based User Interface:

Web based User Interface: CHARON-PDP instances

Web based User Interface:Web based User Interface:
could be started, stopped, and configured using a lo­cal or remote web browser.

s available for download through partner or

s available for download s available for download

from Stromasys ftp:

from Stromasys ftp:from Stromasys ftp:

utilities

utilitiesutilities

through partner or

through partner or through partner or

Launcher: start/stop/configure CHARON,

Launcher:Launcher:

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PRESERVING YOUR SOFTWARE INVESTMENT ACROSS HARDWARE GENERATIONS!

Phone:

[phone]

Fax: +41 22

794 1073

Email: [e-mail]

Phone:

[phone]

Fax: +

852 2910 7729

Email: apac.sales

@stromasys.com

Phone:

[phone]

Fax: +

1 919 239 8451

Email: us.sales

@stromasys.com

Phone:

[phone]

Fax: +41 22

794 1073

Email: emea

@stromasys.com

User environment

User environmentUser environment

User environment

Virtualized hardware

Virtualized hardwareVirtualized hardware

Virtualized hardware

Virtualized PDP

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11 hardware details

PDP-11/93

PDP-11/93

Virtualized PDP CPU

J11

Virtual PDP memory

2MB

or 4MB

Operating systems

RSX-11M

, RT11

, RSTS

RSX-11M

, RT11

, RSTS

Internal bus

QBUS

1) UNIBUS

2)

Emulated disks

Container files; Local, iSCSI and SAN partitions;

physical

SCSI disks

Emulated tapes

Container files, Windows tape drives, physical SCSI tape drives

Network

1 QBUS Ethernet controller

1 UNI

BUS Ethernet controller

Network performance

10 Mbps

Asynchronous Serial Lines

UART (console), DHV11, DLV11(

-J)

UART (console), DHU11, DL11

KW11 line clock

50, 60 and 70 Hz

Connection to physical peripherals

Physical QBUS (additional

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Host system requirements

Host operating system

Microsoft Windows 7 and Windows XP (32 bit and 64 bit)

Host CPU/RAM

At least dual core system, 2GHz or more. At least 2GB RAM

Recommended hardware

Standard industry hardware with PCI slots available on the motherboard

Ordering information

Unlimited

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Annual

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Backup

license

CHVX-

011-PX-WI / CHVX

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011-YX-WI /

CHVX

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011-KX-WI

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PLATINUM support

CHVX

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011-UX-WI / CHVX

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011-TX-WI

After installation the system will behave like the PDP it replaces and should be treated like that PDP. Op­erating procedures will be the same and we advise not to treat it as a Windows system, despite the fact it
runs on a Windows kernel. The product documentation includes an advisory for switching off unused Win­dows services and the Windows kernel can be disconnected from the network after installation.

hardware is required) 3)

on top of a physical host or on VMware ESXi 4.1 update 1 or ESXi 5.0.

Some peripheral devices require hosting OS to be 32 bit Windows.

1)

Configurable QBUS components are the MSCP disk controller RQDX3, the TMSCP tape controller TQK50, the serial line control-

lers 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 con-

trollers 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, requiring 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.

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