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Document:	CHARON-AXP Lin DS10 SPD
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CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS for Linux
64 bit
Product version: 4.5; Build 155-04
Description
CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS are members of the CHARON
cross-platform hardware virtualization product family.
CHARON-AXP creates the virtual replica of the original
AlphaServer hardware inside a standard 64 bit 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/DS/ES/GS for Linux 64 bit is
designed to replace the following AlphaServer computer
systems by its virtual equivalent running on a Linux host
platform:
CHARON-AXP
product

Hardware to replace

CHARON-AXP/DS10

AlphaServer DS10, DS15

CHARON-AXP/DS20

AlphaServer DS20, DS25

CHARON-AXP/ES40

AlphaServer ES40, ES45, ES47

CHARON-AXP/GS80

AlphaServer GS80, GS60, ES80

CHARON-AXP/GS160

AlphaServer GS140, GS160

CHARON-AXP/GS320

AlphaServer GS320, GS1280

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, and tape drives via virtual KZPBA SCSI and
virtual KGPSA FC adapters and CD/DVD drives via virtual
DQA0 IDE 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
connected 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 the CHARON products, together with
rapidly developing faster hardware, will further shift the
balance to favor cross-platform virtualization.
As a reference, the table below 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/DS/ES/GS base license includes half
of the maximum (available for a particular model) quantity
of virtual Alpha CPUs. Additional CPU options 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 emulating different Alpha
models on a single multi-core host system.

CHARON'AXP*Products*

CHARON'AXP/DS10/DS20/ES40/GS80/GS160/GS320*for$Linux$64$bit$version$4.4$build$147601*
Virtualized*Alpha*hardware*details*

Emulated*hardware*model*

AlphaServer$DS10$

AlphaServer$DS20$

AlphaServer$ES40$

AlphaServer$GS80$

AlphaServer$GS160$

AlphaServer$GS320$

Alpha*CPUs*(base/maximum)*

1/1$

1/2$

2/4$

4/8$

8/16$

16/32$

Up$to$32$GB$

Up$to$64$GB$

Up$to$128$GB$

Up$to$256$GB$

10$

27$

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

Emulated$PCI$SCSI$KZPBA$adapters$(2$preloaded$for$DS20;$1$preloaded$for$GS$series);$up$to$120$storage$units$(disks,$tapes,$and$CD/DVD)$supported$
simultaneously;$Emulated$Acer$Labs$1543C$IDE/ATAPI$controller$(1$preloaded;$only$virtual$IDE$CD/DVD$devices$supported)$

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$on$a$local$and$remote$Linux$file$system$(.iso$container$files);$physical$CD/DVD$drives$(/dev/cdrom,$/dev/srN$devices)$/$6$

Ethernet*Network*support*

Emulated$PCI$DEC$21x4x$adapter$family:$DE435,$DE450,$DE500AA,$DE500BA$(2$DEC$21143$controllers$preloaded$for$DS10)$
Direct$connection$to$SAN$with$physical$KGPSA$or$compatible$EMULEX$HBA$adapters$$

Fiber*Channel*

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

Console/Serial*lines*
Supported*VMS*versions*

OpenVMS$7.162$–$OpenVMS$8.4$

OpenVMS$7.261H1$–$OpenVMS$8.4$

Supported*Tru64*versions*

Tru64$UNIX$4.0F$–$5.1B$(also$known$as:$Compaq$or$HP$Tru64$UNIX)$

Tru64$UNIX$4.0G$–$5.1B$(also$known$as:$Compaq$or$HP$Tru64$UNIX)$

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

Additional*CHARON*utilities*

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

Red$Hat$Enterprise$6.2$6$6.4$(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$E7$or$5600$CPU$family,$or$Intel$Core$i7$G2$and$G3$CPU$family,$frequency$at$least$3.0$GHz;$

Ordering*information*

Unlimited/annual*license*

CHAXP6801IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6801IY6LI$

CHAXP6802IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6802IY6LI$

CHAXP6804IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6804IY6LI$

CHAXP6808IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6808IY6LI$

CHAXP6809IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6809IY6LI$

CHAXP6909IP6LI$/$
CHAXP6909IY6LI$

Annual*GOLD/PLATINUM*
Support**

CHAXP6801IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6801IT6LI$

CHAXP6802IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6802IT6LI$

CHAXP6804IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6804IT6LI$

CHAXP6808IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6808IT6LI$

CHAXP6809IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6809IT6LI$

CHAXP6909IU6LI$/$
CHAXP6909IT6LI$

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

CHAXP6801IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$

CHAXP6802IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$

CHAXP6804IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$

CHAXP6808IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$

CHAXP6809IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$

CHAXP6909IK6LI$/$
CHAXP6CPUIP6LI$