Ixia Software Release Notes
IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3
Build Number: 8.50.115.506 (May 2019)


About This Release 

IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3 is an "Early Adopter" release. 

The following application versions are compatible with this IxLoad release.

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 Compatibility

      
          

              Application/Platform
              Version              
          

      
      
          

              IxOS
              8.50 EA, 8.50 EA SP1
          

          

              BPS
              8.50 EA
          

          

              FLIX OS
              2018.1.0.3 (XGS2/12-HS)
2018.1.78.12 (XGS2/12-HSL & XGS2/12-SDL)		
          

          

              HLTAPI
              8.50 EA
          

          

              IxLoad
              8.50 EA Update3  
          
                   
         

              IxNetwork
              8.50 EA
          

          

              Licensing
              5.10 EA              
          

          

              XAir3 IxOS
              8.51 EA XAIR3              
          
                  
      
  
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 


Supported Hardware Native IxOS Chassis/Appliance

    
          

            Chassis / Appliance
            Load Module EA    
            Data     
            Video   
            Voice  
            IxLoad Attack
            Wireless
          

     
     
    

        Novus ONE Appliances 
                                Novus ONE 10/1GE/100M Appliance, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                Novus ONE 10/1GE/100M Appliance, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                Novus ONE 10/1GE/100M Appliance, 4-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        


 
       PerfectStorm ONE Appliances 
                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE4NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1 Gig 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE8NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 1 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE4)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 1 Gig 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE8)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1Gig/10 Gig 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1Gig/10 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1Gig/10 Gig 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE8NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 1Gig/10 Gig 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 1Gig/10 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 1Gig/10 Gig 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE8)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 40 Gig 2-PORT QSFP+ appliance (PS40GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm ONE, 40 Gig 2-PORT QSFP+ appliance (PS40GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        
        
  

        XGS-HSL Chassis
                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 100GE (CS100GE2Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 100GE (CS100GE2Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 40GE (CS40GE2Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 40GE (CS40GE2Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 25GE (CS25GE8Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 25GE (CS25GE8Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE (CS10GE8Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 10GE (CS10GE8Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, All Speeds Enabled (CS100GE2Q28NGALL)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, All Speeds Enabled (CS100GE2Q28ALL)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                NOVUS 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 1GE16PDP, 16-port 1GE/100M SFP+/1000BASE-T Dual-PHY load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE Fusion 8-port (PS10GE8NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 2-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 4-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE4)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 8-port (PS10GE8)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE Fusion 2-port (PS40GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE 2-port (PS40GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE FUSION 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP 100-Gigabit Ethernet
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CFP4+ENH
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP+FAN 100/40-Gigabit Ethernet
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

        
            
        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN,6P,10/40GE LM
                                
✔(***)

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN,12P,10/40GE LM
                                
✔(***)

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra-NP-01, 10G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, 1G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, Non-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                XAir1
                                

                                

                                

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                XAir2
                                

                                

                                

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                VQM Resource Module
                                

                                

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

		

        XGS-SDL Chassis
                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 100GE (CS100GE2Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 100GE (CS100GE2Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 40GE (CS40GE2Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 40GE (CS40GE2Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 25GE (CS25GE8Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 25GE (CS25GE8Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE (CS10GE8Q28NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, 10GE (CS10GE8Q28)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Fusion Load Module, All Speeds Enabled (CS100GE2Q28NGALL)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                CloudStorm Load Module, All Speeds Enabled (CS100GE2Q28ALL)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                NOVUS 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 1GE16PDP, 16-port 1GE/100M SFP+/1000BASE-T Dual-PHY load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE Fusion 8-port (PS10GE8NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 2-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 4-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE4)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 8-port (PS10GE8)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE Fusion 2-port (PS40GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE 2-port (PS40GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE FUSION 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra-NP-01, 10G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, 1G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, Non-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔

        
NOTE:
     The modules marked with (**) are partially supported. Please contact Customer Support for the list of available features. 
     The modules marked with (***) do not support 10G mode.

Supported Hardware IxOS Windows Chassis

    
          

            Chassis / Appliance
            Load Module EA    
            Data     
            Video   
            Voice  
            IxLoad Attack
            Wireless
          

     
     
      

           
             
             
             
            
          PVM
          DDoSv2
            
         
 
  

        XGS Chassis
                                XAir2 XM Module
                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                
✔

        

                                
NOVUS 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS 1GE16PDP, 16-port 1GE/100M SFP+/1000BASE-T Dual-PHY load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                NOVUS-NP 10/1GE8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10/1 Gig 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE Fusion 8-port (PS10GE8NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 2-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 4-port Load Module, SFP+ (PS10GE4)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 10GE 8-port (PS10GE8)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE Fusion 2-port (PS40GE2NG)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 40GE 2-port (PS40GE2)
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE FUSION 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                PerfectStorm 100GE 1-port Load Module, CXP
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                
✔(**)

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra-NP-01, 10G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔(*)

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, 1G-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                
✔

        

        

                                Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, Non-Aggregate Mode
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

        

        

                                NGY-NP2-01
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                NGY-NP4-01
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                NGY-NP8-01
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC4
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC4NG
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC8
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC12
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC16
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                LSM1000XMVDC16NG
                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                
✔

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Lava AP40/100GE2P 40/100 Gigabit Ethernet load module
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Lava AP40/100GE2P-NG FUSION 40/100GE load module
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP 100-Gigabit Ethernet
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CFP4+ENH
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4QSFP28+ENH
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM100GE4CXP+FAN 100/40-Gigabit Ethernet
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        
            
        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE6QSFP+FAN,6P,10/40GE LM
                                
✔(***)

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-Multis XM10/40GE12QSFP+FAN,12P,10/40GE LM
                                
✔(***)

                                

                                

                                

                                

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-FlexAP10/4016SQ
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                
✔

                                
✔(*)

                                

        

        

                                Xcellon-FlexAP10G16S
                                
✔

                                

                                

                                
✔

                                
✔(*)

                                

        

        

                                VQM0001 Resource Module
                                

                                

                                
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        XM Chassis
                            Xcellon-Ultra-NP-01
                            
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                            Xcellon-Ultra-NG-01
                            
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                            Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, 1G-Aggregate Mode
                            
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                            Xcellon-Ultra NP-01, Non-Aggregate Mode
                            
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                            NGY-NP2-01
                            
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                            NGY-NP4-01
                            
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                            NGY-NP8-01
                            
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                            LSM1000XMVDC4
                            
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                            LSM1000XMVDC4NG
                            
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✔(**)

        

        

                            LSM1000XMVDC8
                            
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                            LSM1000XMVDC12
                            
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                            LSM1000XMVDC16
                            
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                            LSM1000XMVDC16NG
                            
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                            Xcellon-FlexAP10/4016SQ    
                            
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                            Xcellon-FlexAP10G16S
                            
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                            LSM10GR1 (+)
                            
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                            LSM10GXM2S
                            
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                            LSM10GXM4S
                            
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                            LSM10GXM8GBT
                            
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                            LSM10GXM8S
                            
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                            VQM0001 Resource Module
                            

                            

                            
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NOTE:
     The modules marked with (*) support DDoS only in non-aggregated mode. 
     The modules marked with (**) are partially supported. Please contact Customer Support for the list of available features. 
     The modules marked with (***) do not support 10G mode.


Previous Release Notes
Please visit the IxLoad support web page for more information of the previous release notes.

Licensing 

Ixia Licensing
IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3 also requires that a license to be installed for each chassis used by IxLoad. That license may be installed on each chassis or on a server on your network, 
referred to as the central license server. 

IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3 ships with Ixia Licensing 5.10 EA.

Some of the key benefits of this new licensing system are:
    - Simplified activation procedure
    - Improves offline activation using Request files  
    - Enhanced Host ID calculation to increase uniqueness of Host IDs
    - Allows remote activation of licenses
    - Allows configuration of Proxy settings

For further information about the new IxLicensing system, please refer to the "Ixia Licensing Management User Guide" provided with the software and downloadable
from the Ixia web site.


Installing a License
Ixia Licensing 5.10 EA upgrades Ixia Licensing 3.x, Ixia Licensing 4.40.x and prior versions on the machines. The reverse is not allowed.

Upgrade can be performed for following scenarios:
  - Ixia Registration Utility (IRU) to Ixia Licensing Utility (ILU)
  - Old version of Ixia Licensing Utility (ILU) to the latest version of Ixia Licensing Utility (ILU)

In case of IRU to ILU upgrade, ILU will overwrite IRU and its registration numbers will be migrated as activation codes in ILU.

During install, the system checks the connectivity with Ixia Licensing web servers. Based on the connectivity, the migration can be performed using following methods:
  - Online Migration
  - Offline Migration

Ixia Licensing 5.10 EA installs: 
  - Mono runtime version 3.8.0 on IxOS Native Chassis 
  - .Net 4.0 on IxOS Windows Chassis 
  - .Net 4.5.1 on Clients and IxLoad VE Chassis.
 
NOTE: Ixia Licensing 5.10 EA installs .Net 4.5.1 on client machines. If an older release of an Ixia product containing .Net 4.0 hotfix is installed on top of this release, 
           .Net 4.0 hotfix installation may fail. To fix this, uninstall .Net 4.5.1 and reinstall the older release of Ixia product and then modify this release of Ixia Licensing.

Installation Notes 

IxLoad has two components: 
(1) the 'chassis'  component needs to be installed on the Ixia chassis being used; 
(2) the 'client'  component needs to be installed on the user workstation where the IxLoad GUI will be run. 
(1) Chassis Component Installation
Installation on Windows OS based chassis
    After successful installation of IxOS Server application you need to install IxLoad Chassis component found on the DVD or on the IxLoad Downloads And Update site.

    NOTE: The IxLoad Client component cannot be installed on the Ixia Chassis.

         XGS12-HS and XGS2-HS chassis
          In order to install IxLoad 8.50 Update3 on a XGS-HS or XGS-SD chassis, the operating system running on the controller must be updated to FLIX OS 2018.1.0.3.
          The update procedure is described in the document named "FLIX OS Upgrade Guide (PDF)" available on the IxOS Downloads And Update site.

Installation on XGS12-HSL and XGS2-HSL chassis
    Starting from IxLoad 8.13 EA, the XGS2-HS, XGS12-HS chassis can optionally be converted to run Native IxOS, for improved stability and performance. 
    The conversion removes the Microsoft Windows OS, and replaces it with IxOS running natively on the chassis (over Linux OS). Once complete, 
    the chassis are effectively converted to XGS2-HSL and XGS12-HSL. For more information, including the conversion process procedure, 
    please download and read the "Converting XGS and PSOne to Native IxOS (PDF)" document available on the IxOS Downloads And Update site.

Installation on XGS12-SDL and XGS2-SDL chassis
    Starting from IxLoad 8.40 EA, the XGS2-SD, XGS12-SD chassis can optionally be converted to run Native IxOS, for improved stability and performance. 
    The conversion removes the Microsoft Windows OS, and replaces it with IxOS running natively on the chassis (over Linux OS). Once complete, 
    the chassis are effectively converted to XGS2-SDL and XGS12-SDL. For more information, including the conversion process procedure, 
    please download and read the "Converting XGS SD to Native IxOS (PDF)" document available on the IxOS Downloads And Update site.
	
    NOTE: The IxLoad Chassis component is no longer needed on the Native IxOS chassis.

Installation on PSOne or Novus ONE appliance
    For PSOne or Novus ONE there are no IxLoad components required to be installed on the appliance. For proper use of the appliance only IxOS must
    be upgraded to a compatible build. 

(2) Client Component Installation
Windows OS Prerequisite Installation Notes
    As part of the IxLoad installation, the installer program automatically installs the following prerequisites 
    that are coming as separate installers: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 and Microsoft .Net Framework 4.5.1.

    In some situations, a dialog may be displayed notifying you to browse to the specific prerequisites installers' location. 
    You may find them under Prerequisites folder in the root of the DVD or you may download them from Ixia website. 
    To access the prerequisites you must sign-in on www.ixiacom.com site and browse to product installation prerequisites site.

    If you experience any issue related to the installation of these prerequisites please refer to the below notes: 

    NOTE: During installation you may be presented with a error dialog declaring a 1935 error has occurred. One possible cause is the presence of anti-adware
                or anti-virus software running on the target machine. Please disable these applications prior to your next installation attempt.
      
    NOTE: IxLoad requires Microsoft .NET 4.5.1 and Microsoft .NET 2.0.
	        On some versions of Windows, .NET 2.0. cannot be installed separately and must be manually selected with .Net 3.5.
	        - For Windows 2012:
		        please install it through "Server Manager --> Manage --> Add Roles and Features --> .Net 3.5 Features". 
	        - For Windows 8.1:
		        please install it through "Control Panel --> Programs and Features --> Turn Windows features on or off--> .NET Framework 3.5". 

    NOTE: In some cases Reporting may not work after IxLoad is installed and the machine is rebooted. This may be because the SQL Server (IXIA2014)
                service did not start automatically after system reboot due to service timeout. The workaround is to increase the default time-out value 
                for the windows service control manager as provided in the Microsoft link https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/922918.

Installation on the Windows OS user workstation
    If you had a previous version of IxLoad installed, please refer to the section "Installing a License".
    The IxLoad installer will only install the Client component on the user workstation. In order to run the IxLoad Video test, the user workstation is required to have 
    Windows Media player version 9 or later.

    IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3 requires the user workstation to satisfy the following requirements:

    Minimum
        - A dual core CPU
        - A minimum of 4GB RAM
        - 20GB of free disk space to install plus an additional 5GB of temporary space
        - Run time free disk space should be at least 10GB 
    
    Recommended
        - A quad core CPU
        - A minimum of 8GB RAM
        - 64 bit Windows Operating System (See Operating System Support below)
        - 20GB of free disk space to install plus an additional 5GB of temporary space
        - Run time free disk space should be at least 10GB    
 
    Ixia Application Server
        - Use Case: Multiple IxLoad instances on the single machine and large scale system testing
        - A quad core CPU
        - Ixia Application Server running 64 bit Windows 2008/2012 Ultra Server or equivalent
        - A minimum of 16GB RAM
        - 20GB of free disk space to install plus an additional 5GB of temporary space per user
        - Run time free disk space should be at least 40GB
       
    Operating System Support
    The versions of Windows operating systems that are supported are:
        - Windows 7 Enterprise (32-bit or 64-bit) SP1 
        - Windows 7 Professional (32-bit or 64-bit) SP1 
        - Windows 7 Ultimate (32-bit or 64-bit) SP1 
        - Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit 
        - Windows 10 Pro  
        - Windows 2008 Server SP2 Standard (32-bit or 64-bit)
        - Windows 2012 Server R2 Standard 64-bit
        - Windows 2016 Server R1 Standard 64-bit

    The following Non-English versions of the Windows 8.1 Enterprise operating system are supported: 
        - German
        - Hebrew
        - Japanese
 
    NOTE: Only English ASCII characters are accepted in input fields in the application or file locations.

    The following Non-English versions of the Windows 7 Professional N SP1 operating system are supported:
        - Chinese Hong Kong
        - Chinese Simplified 
        - Chinese Taiwan
        - French
        - German
        - Hebrew
        - Italian
        - Japanese
        - Swedish
    
    NOTE: Only English ASCII characters are accepted in input fields in the application or file locations.
 
    VMWare:
        - Server 1.0.2
        - Server 2.0

Deployment of the IxLoad middleware (MW) on Linux
    Starting with IxLoad 8.20, the IxLoad MW component can be deployed as a standalone OVA or QCOW2 images running Ubuntu 14.04. 
        - The OVA can be imported in VMWare. 
        - The QCOW2 image is embedded inside a .sh script. This image comes pre-configured with 4 vCPUs and 8 GB RAM
        - To import the QCOW2 image on KVM, execute IxLoad.sh script. This will extract and deploy the QCOW2 image after accepting the EULA terms. 
        - To import the QCOW2 image on OpenStack follow these steps:
            - on any Linux environment, run "IxLoad.sh -z". This will extract the QCOW2 image after accepting the EULA terms.  
            - copy and import the QCOW2 image in the OpenStack environment.

    NOTE: when using OpenStack, the pre-configured CPU and RAM values are not used. It is recommended to specify at least 4 vCPU and 8 GB RAM.

    For further reference please consult the IxLoad on Linux documentation, available from IxLoad (Help section) for custom installation having selected IxLoad Gateway.

IxLoad Reporter database migration from 8.10 EA to newer versions
    If before this upgrade, you have been using an IxLoad versions older than IxLoad 8.10 EA then a few manual steps will need to be performed to migrate your Reporter database:
        - Open a Command Prompt
        - Navigate in the Command Prompt to the root folder of the IxLoad current version installation (C:\Program Files (x86)\Ixia\IxLoad\< version >\)
        - Run the  reporter_migrate_db_ixload.bat script
    As a result of this script, the preexisting tests results will be migrated to the current IxLoad Reporter database version.

Tcl/Tk Support for Client Applications 

    Tcl 8.5.17.0 is a prerequisite for using the Tcl component of IxLoad. For additional details, please refer to the IxLoad Tcl API User Guide.

    The following versions of UNIX/Linux operating systems support IxLoad TCL scripting:
        - Centos 7(32bit or 64bit)
        - Debian 8.1.0(32bit or 64bit)
        - OpenSUSE 13.2(32bit or 64bit)
        - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (32bit or 64bit)
    Other versions of Linux and Solaris platforms may operate properly, but are not officially supported.
    Installation of Tcl Server is required to support execution of Linux/UNIX-based Tcl scripts.

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Additional Documentation 

The installation package for IxLoad 8.50 EA Update3 will automatically install the "IxLoad User Guide", and the "Getting Started with IxLoad" guide under the "Docs" 
subdirectory where IxLoad is installed. The default directory is as follows:
    C:\Program Files (x86)\Ixia\IxLoad\< version >\Client\Docs

Both the "IxLoad User Guide" and the "Getting Started with IxLoad" can be launched from IxLoad under the HELP menu. 

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

You will be required to provide a login and password to enter this section of the web site. If you do not have the username and password, 
please forward your request to mailto:support@ixiacom.com.

What's New in IxLoad

8.50 EA Update3 Features

IxLoad-Data
ICMP protocol support in IxLoad Data.
IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP
Support ability to send GTP Error Indication on MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U towards SGW DUT in scenarios with Performance Acceleration enabled and VoIPSipPeer activities
Support ability to send GTP-U Echo Request on MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin
Limited support and low performance/capacity for one PMIP APN along with eGTP APNs on MME/eNodeB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin on CloudStorm, PerfectStorm and VE modules
Allow overlapping/duplicate IPv6 UE addresses on MME/eNB S11/S1-U and SGW S11/S1-U plugins
Support for running ICMP Peer Activity on MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin
Support for running PMIP over MME/eNB S11/S1-U plugin on VE modules
IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB
Basic support (Attach/Detach and Trunking Register/De-register) for eNodeB B-TrunC plugin on VE and PS modules.
IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-Diameter
EAP-TLS and EAP-TTLS / EAP-PEAP support on Radius, SWm, SWa, STa, S6b interfaces
IxLoad-Wireless-LTE-Access
Support for 5G UEs emulation in Non Stand Alone (NSA) mode for testing eNodeB and gNodeB in NSA Mode
Improvements to reduce time taken for completing Apply configuration for tests.

Resolved Defects List

IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP

Bug Number Notes
1508818 Fix Error that is thrown when running PMIP over MME/eNodeB S11-S1U simulations with multiple L47 activities and mapping of activities on PMIP Host Ranges.
1513960 S11/S1U: Apply config error running multiple stacks on same VE card.

Known Issues List

IxLoad-Data

Bug Number Notes
1513181 It is recommended to configure THINK command of duration 1 second after each PING command when running ICMP max SU (100K) test.
1513211 Sometime RTT stat information may be inaccurate if IP count and SU count diverge significantly.

IxLoad-Wireless-CUPS

Bug Number Notes
1492050 When forcefully stopping a test with the N4 SMF simulator, it will wait for all the sessions to detach. This can lead to a very long ramp down time if detaches are failing with timeout.
1494496 Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) messages are not decoded by IxAnalyzer. Wireshark versions newer than 2.6.0 can be used instead.

IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP

Bug Number Notes
1462899 S11/S1-U/S11-U SGW does not expose buffering statistics.
1497087 In S11/S1-U/S11-U performance tests having a GTPv2 Negative Behavior “Send Error Indication” rule configured on the eNB side, the client peer might experience a reduced number of GTP-u RX Packets Dropped.
1497197 GTPv2 Negative Behavior attributes of a disabled rule can be edited.
1497330 GTPv1 impairment rules applied to incoming messages having TEID = 0 might lead to an occurrence pattern different than configured. This behavior is due to the fact that the impairment rules are applied independently by each core of the underlying architecture.
1497686 Performance S11/S1-U tests with impairment rules configured might experience client port failure in long duration scenarios.
1497731 Outbound message impairment rules applied on a multi-IP (multi-instance) plugin are subject to distribution algorithms: UEs are distributed between the plugin instances and the message impairment occurrence rules are applied independently for each instance.
1500944 Currently there is a limitation of using two FTP servers on the same Virtual Load Module.
1501442 In order to run HTTP 2.0 or AppReplay activities on IxLoad VE, eGTP Control Plane must be disabled.
1501450 Only four NetTraffics per Virtual Module Card are supported.
1501534 AppReplay IP command is not supported with Performance Acceleration. Only AppReplay TCP/UDP/Eth commands are supported with Performance Acceleration enabled on the corresponding NetTraffic.
1504833 The Error Indication Negative Testing feature works only in the first iteration when running a multiple iteration test.
1505892 Users may experience a MME port instability in long duration performance scenarios with Error Indication Negative Testing
1506870 Users may experience a MME port instability when running Echo Request in Subscriber Mode
1508625 Error Indication Statistics are not incremented in tests with UDP Stateless Peer if packet capture is not enabled
1511736 MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U "Host to APN Map" configuration does not validate that the configured Host IPv4 addresses do not overlap.
1512994 Performance Acceleration is not supported in PMIP scenarios on MME/eNB and SGW S11/S1-U/S11-U plugins.
1513584 Drill Down per PDN connection for EGTP tests with a large number of sessions might not display all sessions.
1513805 AppLib, StatelessPeer and VoIP activities are not supported in PMIP scenarios on MME/eNB and SGW S11/S1-U/S11-U plugins.
1514071 Multi-port scenarios are not supported on MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin when PMIP is enabled.
1514086 GTP-U Echo Request are not sent from the MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin when running on CloudStorm ports.
1514180 On the MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin, the APN from the [Host to APN Map] configuration is not updated if the APN name on the Access Points Range is changed.

IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB

Bug Number Notes
1511068 Multiple NetTraffics are not supported using BTrunC stack
1511522 On the B-TrunC eNodeB plugin, if the maximum performance numbers are exceeded in the configuration, the final test result may not be as expected. If this happens, the count for Channels or Ramp Up/Down Value should be decreased.
1512013 The ScriptGen feature (which is used to generate Tcl/Python/Perl scripts from IxLoad) is not working using the BTrunC eNodeB Stack
1513368 On the B-TrunC eNodeB plugin, sometimes, the S1 Setup will not work properly after the assigned ports are changed. The workaround is to run the test a second time.
1513486 The IxReporter feature is not supported when using BTrunC eNodeB plugin.
1513961 VoLTE Video tests configured with VLANs for the control plane are failing if ran on PerfectStorm and CloudStorm cards.

IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-Diameter

Bug Number Notes
1472098 When trying to load an older Diameter rxf containing the old subscriber database definition, the loading of the file fails and the following error is thrown: "The loaded configuration uses the old subscriber database definition which is not supported starting with IxLoad version [8.40-EA Update1]. Please convert this configuration to the new subscriber database definition using an IxLoad version between 8.30-EA and 8.40-EA."
1483662 For Diameter Rx simulations with AAR messages containing the Service-Info-Status AVP, the auth_preliminary and auth_final events should be used in the Commands and SmartProfile sections instead of the auth event. The only exception is the SmartAVP section on the PCRF Rx node where the auth event should be used.
1503288 On PerfectStorm and CloudStorm modules, the value of 1.1 is not supported for TLS Tunnel TLS Version setting under the PEAP/TLS configuration section. The values of 1.0 and 1.2 are supported.

IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-WiFi-Offload

Bug Number Notes
1426823 The WiFi Trusted Client plugin configured for GRE (not EoGRE) encapsulation will automatically disable Performance Acceleration if configured.
1489072 In WiFi Trusted Client high attach rate tests, a spike in the beginning of the ramp up interval followed by smaller oscillations might be observed.
1491409 The header “Prefix “ from “Route Advertisement” message is not displayed in Analyzer/Whireshark capture for all Router Advertisement unicast packets or for the first Router Advertisement packet received in case of multicast when the UEs are connected to the same AP.
1494025 WiFi Trusted Client high attach rates are impacted if Performance Acceleration is enabled. The most important impact is experienced on CloudStorm modules operating in 100GE Non-Aggregated mode where the maximum attach rate is around 300 UEs/second.
1500347 For WiFi Trusted Client tests in which the sustain time expires while Authentication Request or Accounting Start retries are still performed, those initiated sessions will not be declared as neither successful or failed.
1500527 For WiFi Trusted Client Dual Stack tests, it is recommended to set the "Test Options - Network Failure Threshold" to 200%.
1501687 WiFi Trusted Client Dual Stack tests with AppLib do not initiate traffic if both IPv4 and IPv6 flows are configured.
1503917 In WiFi Trusted Client Dual Stack (DHCPv4 + SLAAC) tests having Performance Acceleration enabled, if IPv6 traffic is initiated in the first approximate 2 seconds of the sustain time, it will be dropped during that period due to Duplicate Address Detection checks. TCP retries might be observed during this period.
1504325 WiFi Trusted Client Dual Stack or IPv6 performance tests might experience port failure during the ramp up period.
1504642 Relative path support for EAP and EAP-TLS/TTLS Root CA authentication files is not supported when running perl and python scripts. When running python or perl scripts with authentication enabled it is recommended to specify the full path to the authentication files when generating the script
1504803 If stopping a high performance WiFi Trusted Client Dual Stack test, it is recommended to use the "Graceful Stop" button.
1504815 Consecutive WiFi Trusted Client performance tests should run with the "Release Configuration After Test" option enabled or with manual configuration release between tests.

IxLoad-Wireless-LTE-Access

Bug Number Notes
1513742 IxLoad Access NSA plugin does not support 4G/5G signaling stats
1513836 For 5G NSA handover carrier aggregation and VoLTE not supported in this release
1513928 CAT-M1 functionality not supported in this release
1513932 Multiple NetTraffic not supported in this release
1514087 This release does not support LTE handover with Carrier Aggregation.