[Info-vax] cloning Charon

[Hans Bachner]

Tom Adams schrieb am 13.10.2019 um 16:34:
> I work part-time for a company that has Charon who recently laid off their Charon expert.
> 
> I want to set it up on my home PC but I don't know exactly how to do it or what I need.  I do have some Charon keys (from my employer) that I can use.  I will work at home with some temporary keys. If I deplete those then I recognize that the company would need to buy a key for me.

Probably; but this also depends on the amount of usage of the emulator 
on your PC.

If your employer has a support contract with Stromasys, they get a 
"spare license key" which is good for 360 hours of operation per year. 
If this is enough for your home system, you could use this key. On the 
other hand, if something happens to the production license key (breaks, 
is destroyed, or stolen) your employer does not have the spare key handy 
to cover the time until he receives a replacement key.

> I wonder if I can just copy all the files and executables from a functional Charon installation to my system.  Or do I need to run an install procedure?

I'd strongly suggest to run the installation procedure, The installation 
does several things beyond copying files to the proper places, like 
install a network driver and create a User Group (on Windows) with the 
required permissions etc.

> I know I might have to revise the configuration files a bit since my home computer will not be exactly like the server at work.  I will put it on Windows 10 at home and the version of Charon is compatible with Windows 10.

You probably need to adapt the path specifications for virtual disk and 
tape container files, and the name of the network adapter CHARON should 
use for the emulated system, at a minimum. Depending on the emulated 
model and the hardware you run CHARON on at home, you may also want o 
reduce the number of emulated CPUs and/or the amount of emulated memory.

Please take the time to read the Users Guide, at least the chapters on 
installation and on the utilities coming with the software.

Best regards,
Hans.