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Document:	CHARON-AXP Lin 4100 SPD
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CHARON-AXP/4100 for Linux 64
bit
Product version: 4.5; Build 155-04
Description
CHARON-AXP/4100 is a member of the CHARON crossplatform hardware virtualization product family. CHARONAXP creates the virtual replica of the original AlphaServer
hardware inside a standard 64bit x86 compatible computer
system. It will run the original Alpha binary code, including
operating systems like OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX, their
layered products, and applications.
CHARON-AXP/4100 for Linux 64bit is designed to
replace the AlphaServer 400, 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200,
2000, 2100, 4000, and 4100 computer systems by its
virtual equivalent running on a Linux host platform.
Most of the original AlphaServer hardware is virtualized,
allowing the OpenVMS or Tru64 operating system and
all software that is running in that environment to remain
working as always. Very few changes are required to the
original software (operating system, layered products, or
applications). The Tru64 kernel might require a rebuild.
Network
CHARON-AXP virtualizes the 10/100 Mbps Ethernet
controllers from the DEC 21x4x family, ensuring support of
any AlphaServer installation. Any protocol that ran over a
physical Ethernet link (DECnet, TCP/IP, and LAT) will run
over a virtualized link. The virtual network adapter is
recognized by the operating system which assumes it will
run at 10/100Mbps, but since it's virtualized it may exceed
that speed when connected to a 1/10Gbps adapter in the
host system. However the network performance also
depends on design limitations of the guest VMS/Tru64 OS.
Storage
CHARON-AXP provides support for AlphaServer storage
devices: disk, tape and CD/DVD drives via virtual KZPBA
SCSI adapter. CHARON-AXP allows connecting Alpha
SCSI devices to logical disks or tapes which appear as
container files in the host operating system; as well as
connecting to physical SCSI devices.
Pass Through
Emulex FC adapters compatible with original AlphaServer
hardware (FC KGPSA) could be used by CHARON-AXP to
provide direct access to SAN.
Performance
CHARON-AXP running Tru64 5.1B delivers (per CPU) 388
SPEC2000 INT and 371 SPEC2000 FP on an Intel Core i7
965 (3.2 GHz) host system.

CHARON-AXP benefits from the newer, faster hardware,
offering owners of most AlphaServer systems equal or
better performance. The constant improvements
Stromasys makes to CHARON products, together with
rapidly developing faster hardware, will further shift the
balance to favor cross-platform virtualization.
As a reference, the following table shows performance
measurements of the original AlphaServer hardware using
the standard SPEC2000 benchmark. Those numbers are
available online from official SPEC2000 web page.
Single'CPU'benchmark'
SPEC2000!INT! SPEC2000!FP!
AlphaServer!4100!5/533!
176!
176!
AlphaServer!DS10!6/500!
300!
383!
AlphaServer!DS20!6/677!
425!
455!
AlphaServer!ES40!6/500!
299!
382!
AlphaServer!GS80!6/731!
352!
405!
AlphaServer!GS160!68/1000!
561!
581!
Product license key
CHARON supports a wide array of license key solutions,
including a hardware HASP key, network licensing, and a
software license key. All license key solutions preserve
the customer specific license parameters, allowing remote
electronic updates and enabling rapid change of host
systems as the CHARON executable can be installed on
multiple systems.
Licensing
The CHARON-AXP/4100 base license includes 1 virtual
Alpha CPU for AlphaServer 400; 800, 1000, 1000A, 1200,
2000, and 4000; and 2 virtual Alpha CPUs for AlphaServer
2100 and 4100. An additional CPU option can be
purchased separately. The amount of emulated RAM is set
to the maximum supported by the AlphaServer model.
CHARON-AXP licensing allows combining multiple
instances of CHARON-AXP of different Alpha models on a
single multi-core host system.!!

CHARON'AXP*Product*

CHARON(AXP/4100!for!Linux!64!bit!version!4.4!build!147(01!
Virtualized*Alpha*hardware*details*

Emulated*hardware*model*

AlphaServer!
400!

AlphaServer!
800!

AlphaServer!
1000/1000A!

AlphaServer!
1200!

AlphaServer!
2000!

AlphaServer!
2100!

AlphaServer!
4000!

AlphaServer!
4100!

Alpha*CPUs*(base/maximum)*

1/1!

1/2!

1!or!2!/4!

1/2!

1!or!2!/!4!

Up!to!1GB!

Up!to!8!GB!

Up!to!1!GB!

Up!to!32!GB!

Up!to!2!GB!

Up!to!32!GB!

3/7!

16!

Emulated*RAM*
Available*virtual*PCI*slots*
Storage*adapter*support*

Emulated!PCI!SCSI!KZPBA!adapters!(1!preloaded);!up!to!120!storage!units!(disks,!tapes,!and!CD/DVD)!supported!simultaneously!

Disk*storage*support*

Virtual!disk!images!on!a!local!and!remote!Linux!file!system!(.vdisk!container!files);!physical!
SCSI!disks!(/dev/sdN)!and!partitions!(/dev/sdNL);!iSCSI!disks;!SAN!attached!storage!volumes!

Tape*storage*support*

Virtual!tape!images!on!a!local!and!remote!Linux!file!system!(.vtape!container!files);!physical!SCSI!tape!drives!(/dev/sgN!devices)!

CDROM/Floppy*disk*support*

Virtual!CD/DVDs!images!a!local!and!remote!Linux!file!system!(.iso!container!files);!physical!CD/DVD!drives!(/dev/cdrom,!/dev/srN!devices)!/!(!

Ethernet*Network*support*

Emulated!PCI!DEC!21x4x!adapter!family:!DE435,!DE450,!DE500AA,!DE500BA!(1!preloaded!DEC!TULIP!21040!controller!for!models!AS2000!and!AS2100)!

Fiber*Channel/FDDI*support**

Direct!connection!to!SAN!with!physical!KGPSA!or!compatible!EMULEX!HBA!adapters!!

Console/Serial*lines*

OPA0!console!attached!to!a!Linux!terminal,!a!physical!serial!port(/dev/ttySN!device),!or!a!TCP/IP!socket!

Supported*VMS*versions*

OpenVMS!6.2(1H3!–!OpenVMS!8.4!

Supported*Tru64*versions*

Tru64!UNIX!5.1B!(also!known!as:!Compaq!or!HP!Tru64!UNIX)!

Additional*CHARON*utilities*

IDLE!(supported!on!OpenVMS);!hasp_view;!mkdisk!

Host*system*requirements*
Host*operating*system*

Red!Hat!Enterprise!6.2!–!6.4!(64!bit)!and!Fedora!16!(!19!(64!bit)!on!top!of!a!physical!host!or!on!VMware!ESXi!4.1!update!1!or!ESXi!5.x!

Host*CPU/RAM*

Amount!of!host!system!CPU!cores!≥!2!*!(amount!of!emulated!AXP!CPU!cores);!Host!RAM!≥!2!GB!+!(amount!of!emulated!AXP!RAM)!

Recommended*Hardware*

HP!Proliant!servers;!Intel!Xeon!E7,!E5,!5600!CPU!family,!or!Intel!Core!i7!G2!and!G3!CPU!family,!frequency!at!least!3.0!GHz!

Ordering*information*

Unlimited/annual*license*

CHAXP(806IP(LI!/!CHAXP(806IY(LI!

Annual*GOLD/PLATINUM*
Support**

CHAXP(806IU(LI!/!CHAXP(806IT(LI!

Backup*license*/*Add*a*CPU*

CHAXP(806IK(LI!/!CHAXP(CPUIP(LI!