Ixia Software Release Notes
IxANVL 9.18 EA
February 2018


About This Release 

IxANVL 9.18 EA is an "Early Adopter" release. It includes enhancements to existing Test Suites and Bug fixes since the previous release. 

The following is a brief description of Enhanced test suites:

  1. VLAN - Test References are updated for the existing VLAN test cases that are applicable for 802.1Q 2014 specification and the Test Suite currently has 161 test cases
  2. MVRP/MMRP - Test References are updated for the existing MVRP/MMRP test cases that are applicable for 802.1Q 2014 specification and the Test Suite currently has 321 test cases
  3. Automotive Ethernet Test Suites - TC8-AUTO-ETH-IPV4-ACONF, TC8-AUTO-ETH-IP, TC8-AUTO-ETH-SOMEIP-SERVER, TC8-AUTO-ETH-DHCPV4-CLIENT, TC8-AUTO-ETH-UDP are enhanced to support OA_Automotive_Ethernet_ECU_TestSpecification_v2.0.docx(TC8 ECU and Network Test)
     


Application Compatibility

NOTE: When you are using one or more of the applications below on a single chassis
configuration, please use the correct application versions so they align to a common
version of IxOS.




      
          

              Application
              IxOS 8.40 EA
          

      
        
          

              IxANVL
              9.18 EA  
          
             
         

              IxNetwork
              8.40 EA
          

          

              IxLoad
              8.40 EA
          

          

              VNIC
              4.00 EA
          

          

              Licensing
              5.00 EA
          
       
      
  


For additional product compatibility information please refer to the following 
online utility. An Ixia website account is required before accessing.

http://www.ixiacom.com/support-overview/product-support/product-compatibility-matrix

  

IxANVL Workstation Requirements
 
CPU: 32-bit 2 GHz Pentium or better
RAM: 2GB or more 
Disk: 1.5GB free or more 

Windows OS: Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit 
            Windows 7 Professional 32-bit
            Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
            Windows 2008 Server R2 standard 64-bit 
            Windows 2012 Server R2 standard 64-bit
            
            NOTE: IxANVL supports the US English versions of the Windows OS. Although,
                  IxANVL may run on other versions of  Windows OS, they are not 
                  officially supported by Ixia. If you attempt to install or run 
                  IxANVL on any version of Windows OS other than the U.S. English 
                  versions, the IxANVL installation or operation may fail.

            
Linux OS:   CentOS-6.5  (64 bit) with kernel 2.6.32-431.el6.x86_64
                   CentOS5.9 (32 bit) with kernel 2.6.18-348.el5xen 
                   RHEL5.9 (32 bit) with kernel 2.6.18-348.el5 
                   Centos 5.3 with kernel 2.6.18-128.e15xen 

Important Note: 
            Java has a known caveat that requires an extra rpm file, 
            xorg-x11-deprecated-libs-6.8.2-31.i386.rpm, that sometimes is not 
            installed by default on an RHE 5.0 machine. As the IxANVL installer
            is a Java-based application, it is required that this file be installed 
            in order to function normally. Please refer to the Linux installation
            notes below for a workaround to fix this problem.      
          
Ixia Chassis OS: IxOS 8.40-EA
    

Supported Test Interfaces

Network interface cards directly attached to a Linux or Windows PC
 
 - Ethernet 10/100 
 - Gigabit Ethernet 
 

Ixia Load Modules (port CPU required) accessed via Virtual Network Interface Card (VNIC)

10/100/1000 Ethernet Modules:
 - LM100TXS8
 - LM100STSXS2
 - LM1000STXS4
 - OLM1000STXS24
 - LM1000STXR4
 - LSM1000XMS12-01/LSM1000XMSR12-01
 - ALM1000T8
 - LSM1000XMV16-01/LSM1000XMV12-01/LSM1000XMV8-01/LSM1000XMV4-01
 - LSM1000XMVR16-01/LSM1000XMVR12-01/LSM1000XMVR8-01/LSM1000XMVR4-01
 - ASM1000XMV12X-01, non-Aggregate Mode
 - ELM1000ST2
 - LSM1000XMVDC16
 - LSM1000XMSP12 
 - LSM1000XMVDC12, LSM1000XMVDC8, LSM1000XMVDC4
 - LSM1000XMVDC4NG, LSM1000XMVDC16NG

10G Modules:
 - LSM10G1-01/LSM10gL1-01
 - LSM10GXL6-01/LSM10GXL6-02
 - LSM10GXM3-01/LSM10GXMR3-01
 - MSM10G1-01
 - LSM10GXM3-01/LSM10GXMR3-01
 - LSM10GXM4-01/LSM10GXMR4-01
 - LSM10GXM8-01/LSM10GXMR8-01
 - LSM1000XMV8-01/LSM1000XMVR8-01
 - LSM1000XMV12-01/LSM1000XMVR12-01
 - LSM10GXM2XP-01/LSM10GXMR2-01
 - LSM10GXM4XP-01
 - LSM10GXM8XP-01
 - LSM10GXM8-01/LSM10GXM8S-01
 - LSM10GXM8NG-01
 - Acceleron

40G/100G Modules:
 - HSE 40GE QSFP1-01
 - FlexFE40QP
 - LAVA AP40/100GE 2P

100G Modules:
 - NOVUS100GE8Q28+FAN 8-port QSFP28 100GE

 

Ixia Licensing

IxANVL 9.18 EA ships with Ixia Licensing Utility 5.00 EA.

Installation Notes 

General Installation Notes
When you purchase IxANVL test suites, your Ixia Support representative sends
you an e-mail message containing a user name, a password, and an HTML attachment
that contains the link to your IxANVL installation file on the Ixia Web site.
The following procedure downloads the IxANVL installation file from the Ixia
Web site.

To download the installation file:

  1. Select and open the attachment. Your Web browser displays the attachment 
     containing the link to your IxANVL installation file.
     
  2. Right-click the link. A context menu appears.
  
  3. Choose the command that allows you to save the target (your IxANVL 
     installation file). A dialog box appears, prompting you for the user name and 
     password from the email message.
     
  4. When prompted, type your first and last name and the password. The File 
     Download dialog box appears.
     
  5. Click Save.
  
  6. When prompted for the target location, browse to the desired folder. The 
     IxANVL installation file is downloaded and stored in the target location.    
      
 
Windows Installation Notes

The IxANVL installation file is supplied to you (either via a download or on the
IxANVL installation CD) as an executable named anvl-{release}.r-branch-Install.exe, 
where {release} is the IxANVL release number. For example, for release 9.18 EA,
the executable is anvl-9.18.EA.r-branch-Install.exe.

Execute the following steps to install IxANVL on a Microsoft Windows machine:

  1. Simply execute the installer executable by double-clicking the file. A 
     welcome dialog will be presented. Click Next to proceed.
  
  2. Carefully read the End User License for Ixia Software. If you accept its 
     terms, select "I accept..." and click Next.
     
  3. The install destination dialog box appears. Browse for the intended location
     of this installation, and then click Next.
     
  4. The pre-installation summary appears. Verify the installation information. 
     If the summary is correct, click Install. 
     
     A progress bar displays the IxANVL installation progress. A second progress 
     bar displays the progress of the Ixia licensing.
  
You can remove/uninstall the software by using the standard Microsoft Windows
Add/Remove Programs applet.

NOTE: IxANVL supports US English versions of the Windows operating system. 
      Although IxANVL may run on other versions of Windows OS, these other 
      versions are not officially supported by Ixia. If you attempt to install 
      or run IxANVL on any version of Windows OS other than the US English 
      version, IxANVL installation or operation may fail.

NOTE: When IxANVL is started in Windows 7, Windows 2008, Windows 2012 for the 
first time, it requires to be started as "Run as administrator".

         
Linux Installation Notes

The IxANVL installation file is supplied to you (either via a download or on the
IxANVL installation CD) in a compressed format called gzip. It is named:
anvl-{release}.install.tar.gz, where {release} is the IxANVL release number. For 
example, for release 9.18 EA: anvl-9.18.1.r-branch.install.tar.gz

NOTE: Refer to IxANVL and VNIC user guide - CentOS 6.5 for prerequisite and installation
      steps for IxANVL and VNIC in CentOS 6.5.

NOTE: Occasionally, there are display issues when running the installation with 
      some X-windows-based PC clients. In these cases, it is recommended to use 
      the console (command line) installation mode. In particular, there seems 
      to be a performance issue with some versions of Exceed. When using Exceed, 
      updating your Window Manager property value in 'XConfig/Screen Definition/
      Screen 0' to be 'Native' may resolve the issue.

  1. Before you can install IxANVL, you must extract the installation file. To 
     extract the IxANVL installation file:

     a. Use the following command to gunzip the TAR.GZ file:
            gunzip anvl-{release}.install.tar.gz
        The result of this operation is a TAR file named:
            anvl-{release}.install.tar
         
     b. Use the following command to unTAR the TAR file:
            tar -xvf anvl-{release}.install.tar
        The result of this operation is the IxANVL installation file:
            anvl-{release}.install
        For example, for release 6.80:
            anvl-6.80.1.r-branch.install
          
  2. To install IxANVL
  
     a. Login as root (or use the su command to switch to the root account).
   
  3. Run:
         ./anvl-{release}.install
         
      The installer displays its initialization window.
      
      NOTE: Only the root account can install IxANVL.
      NOTE: If you are using a text-only window, for example, Telnet, use the
            -console option to run the installer in console mode.
            
      Upon completion of the initialization, the Welcome dialog box appears.
      
      Click Next to continue. The License Agreement dialog box appears.

  4. Carefully read the End User License for Ixia Software. If you accept its 
     terms, select "I accept..." and click Next.
     
  5. The Directory Name dialog box appears. Browse for the location of this 
     installation, and then click Next.
     NOTE: Clicking Next here implies that you accept the terms of the End User 
     License.

  6. If this is an upgrade, the installer will move the data for the original 
     installation to this location.
     
  7. The pre-installation summary appears. Verify the installation information. 
     If the summary is correct, click Install. 
     
     A progress bar displays the IxANVL installation progress. A second progress 
     bar displays the progress of the Ixia licensing.
     
  8. When installation is complete, the Summary information dialog box appears.
     Click Finish.

Note: The IxANVL product is going to use a new Licensing mechanism called ILU.
      Details of how the ILU is installed and used can be found in Chapter 6 of
      the "ANVL Getting started guide" and the "Ixia Licensing Management User Guide"

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Additional Documentation 

Please refer to our website at http://support.ixiacom.com/support-services/product-support/user-guides.

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What's New in IxANVL

9.18 EA Features

Conformance
IxANVL is able to parse additional parameters for windows, when script is running in background.

Known Issues List

Resolved Defects List

IxANVL-BFD

Bug Number Notes
1468463 Time interval argument TIME_INTERVAL has been passed to BFD-ISIS suite-setup script.
1468608 Protocols supported clv (129) has been added in anvl isis hello packets.
1468772 Config Validator updated with proper combination of IGP protocol, signalling protocol and MPLS routing protocol.

IxANVL-DHCPV6-CLIENT

Bug Number Notes
1469118 Test Case 29.2 and 30.2 are updated to listen for proper Neighbor Solicitation message.

IxANVL-MPLS

Bug Number Notes
1469324 Corrected the error in construction of the environment variable string passed to mpls-suite-reset-command.exp

IxANVL-MPLSLspPing

Bug Number Notes
1466467 Test Case 3.3, ANVL correctly verifies label stack for MPLS ECHO REQUEST packet.
1466724 Test Case 4.3, 4.4, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.10 , ANVL sends FEC as ANVL's loopback address so that DUT sends label for the FEC.
1466725 Test Case 7.2, ANVL verifies IP header source address in received MPLS ECHO REQUEST as DUT's Loopback or interface address.
1467372 Test Case 7.3, ANVL verifies MPLSLSPING Echo Request packet destination address as 127/8.
1467373 Test Case 8.30, ANVL correctly checks the return code in LSPPING packet.

IxANVL-MRP

Bug Number Notes
1469891 Corrected the configuration and parameter files for MVRP-MMRP and MIPV6-HA

IxANVL-PIM-SMV6

Bug Number Notes
1469579 PIMSMv6 Test Case 4.5 corrected such that it does not show the pre status error message in log