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Document:	CHARON-AXP Win DS10 SPD
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Document: 60-15-053-001

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CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS for Windows!!
64bit
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Product version: 4.5; Build 153-03
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Description
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CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS are members of the CHARON
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cross-platform hardware virtualization product family.
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CHARON-AXP creates the virtual replica of the original
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Alpha Hardware inside a standard 64 bit x86 compatible
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computer system. It will run the original Alpha binary code,
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including operating systems OpenVMS and Tru64 UNIX,
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the layered products, and applications.
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CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS for Windows 64 bit are
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designed to replace the following AlphaServer computer
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systems by its virtual equivalent running on a Windows
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host platform:
Performance
CHARON-AXP
Hardware to replace
CHARON-AXP running Tru64 5.1B delivers (per CPU) 403
product
SPEC2000 INT and 379 SPEC2000 FP on an Intel Core i7
965 (3.2 GHz) host system.
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 Alpha-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 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. The measured network performance also
depends on design limitations of the guest VMS/Tru64 OS.
Storage
CHARON-AXP provides support for Alpha storage
devices: disk, tape, and CD/DVD drives via virtual KZPBA
SCSI and virtual KGPSA FC adapters. CHARON-AXP
allows connecting 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
FDDI DEPFA adapter and Emulex FC adapters compatible
with original AlphaServer hardware (FC KGPSA) could be
used by CHARON-AXP to provide direct access to FDDI
network and SAN.

CHARON-AXP benefits from the newer, faster hardware,
offering owners of most Alpha 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 in
favor of cross-platform virtualization.
As a reference, the table below shows performance
measurements of the original Alpha 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!

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
The CHARON USB HASP license key must 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.
Licensing
The CHARON-AXP/DS/ES/GS base license includes half
of the maximum virtual Alpha CPUs. Additional CPU
options can be purchased separately. Amount of emulated
RAM is set to maximum supported by model.
CHARON-AXP licensing allows combining multiple
instances of CHARON-VAX and CHARON-AXP on a
single multi-core host system.!

CHARON'AXP*Products*

CHARON'AXP/DS10/DS20/ES40/GS80/GS160/GS320-for-Windows-64-bit-version-4.5-build-153?03*

1/1-

DS10,-DS15-

CHARON?AXP/DS10-

1/2-

DS20,-DS25-

CHARON?AXP/DS20-

Up-to-32-GB-

2/4-

ES40,-ES45-

CHARON?AXP/ES40-

27-

Up-to-64-GB-

4/8-

GS80-

CHARON?AXP/GS80-

27-

Up-to-128-GB-

8/16-

GS160-

CHARON?AXP/GS160-

27-

Up-to-256-GB-

16/32-

GS320-

CHARON?AXP/GS320-

Virtualized*Alpha*hardware*details*
Emulated*AlphaServer*model*
Up-to-32-GB10-

CHARON'AXP*Product*
Alpha*CPUs*(base/maximum)*
Up-to-32-GB6-

Emulated*RAM*
4-

Available*virtual*PCI*slots*

Virtual-disk-images-on-a-local-and-remote-Windows-file-system-(.vdisk-container-files);-physicalSCSI-disks-and-partitions;-iSCSI-disks;-SAN-attached-storage-volumes-(\.\\PhysicalDriveX-devices)-

Emulated-PCI-SCSI-KZPBA-adapters-(2-preloaded-for-DS20,-DS25;-1-preloaded-for-GS-series);-Emulated-PCI-FC-KGPSA-adapters;-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)-

Disk*storage*support*

Virtual-tape-images-on-a-local-and-remote-Windows-file-system-(.vtape-container-files);-physical-SCSI-tape-drives-(\.\\TapeX-or-\.\\SCSI-devices)-

Storage*adapter*support*

Tape*storage*support*

Emulated-PCI-DEC-21x4x-adapter-family:-DE435,-DE450,-DE500AA,-DE500BA-(2-DEC-21143-controllers-preloaded-for-DS10,-DS15,-1-preloaded-for-DS25)-

Virtual-CD/DVDs-images-(.iso-container-files);-physical-CD/DVD-drives-(\.\\CdRomX-devices)-/-Physical-floppy-drive-1.44-MB-(\.\\A:-device)-

Ethernet*Network*support*

Direct-connection-to-SAN-with-physical-KGPSA-or-compatible-EMULEX-HBA-adapters-/-Direct-connection-to-FDDI-network-with-physical-DEFPA-adapters-

CDROM/Floppy*disk*support*
Fiber*Channel/FDDI*support**

OpenVMS-7.1?2-–-OpenVMS-8.4-

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

OpenVMS-7.2?1H1-–-OpenVMS-8.4-

OPA0-console-attached-to-a-Windows-terminal-emulator,-a-physical-serial-port-(COMxx:-device),-or-a-TCP/IP-socket-

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

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

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

64bit-Microsoft-Windows-Server-2008-R2,-Server-2003-R2-(Standard-and-Enterprise-editions),-Windows-7,-and-Windows-XP-(Professional-and-Ultimate-editions)-on-top-of-a-physical-host-or-on-VMware-ESXi-4.1-update-1-or-ESXi-5.x-

Host*system*requirements*

IDLE-(supported-for-single-AXP-CPU-configurations-only);-CHARON-Launcher;-CHARON-Service--Manager;HASP_VIEW;-HASPRUS;-mkdisk;-SCSIcheck;-CHARON-Network-Control-Center;-DECtray-

Supported*Tru64*versions*
Additional*CHARON*utilities*

Host*operating*system*
Host*CPU/RAM*

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-

Unlimited/annual*license*

CHAXP?801IU?WI-/CHAXP?801IT?WI-

CHAXP?801IP?WI-/CHAXP?801IY?WI-

CHAXP?802IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

CHAXP?802IU?WI-/CHAXP?802IT?WI-

CHAXP?802IP?WI-/CHAXP?802IY?WI-

CHAXP?804IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

CHAXP?804IU?WI-/CHAXP?804IT?WI-

CHAXP?804IP?WI-/CHAXP?804IY?WI-

CHAXP?808IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

CHAXP?808IU?WI-/CHAXP?808IT?WI-

CHAXP?808IP?WI-/CHAXP?808IY?WI-

CHAXP?809IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

CHAXP?809IU?WI-/CHAXP?809IT?WI-

CHAXP?809IP?WI-/CHAXP?809IY?WI-

CHAXP?909IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

CHAXP?909IU?WI-/CHAXP?909IT?WI-

CHAXP?909IP?WI-/CHAXP?909IY?WI-

Recommended*Hardware*

Annual*GOLD/PLATINUM*
Support**

CHAXP?801IK?WI-/CHAXP?CPUIP?WI-

Ordering*information*

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