Ixia Software Release Notes
IxLoad 8.50 EA Update5
Build Number: 8.50.115.542 (October 10, 2019)


About This Release 

IxLoad 8.50 EA Update5 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 Update5  
          
                   
         

              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
          

     
     
      

           
             
             
             
            
          PVM
          DDoSv2
            
         
 
    

        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
                                

                                

                                
✔

                                

                                

                                

        

  

        XM Chassis
                            Xcellon-Ultra-NP-01
                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔(*)

                            
✔

        

        

                            Xcellon-Ultra-NG-01
                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            
✔(*)

                            
✔(**)

        

        

                            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-FlexAP10/4016SQ    
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            
✔

                            
✔(*)

                            

        

        

                            Xcellon-FlexAP10G16S
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            
✔

                            
✔(*)

                            

        

        

                            LSM10GR1 (+)
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            

                            

                            

        

        

                            LSM10GXM2S
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            

        

        

                            LSM10GXM4S
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            

        

        

                            LSM10GXM8GBT
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            

                            

                            

        

        

                            LSM10GXM8S
                            
✔

                            

                            

                            
✔

                            
✔

                            

        

        

                            VQM0001 Resource Module
                            

                            

                            
✔

                            

                            

                            

        

      
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 Update5 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 Update5 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 Update5 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 Update5 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.

How to Report Problems 

       
	
        
	    

		
		     
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Additional Documentation 

The installation package for IxLoad 8.50 EA Update5 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 Update5 Features

IxLoad-Wireless-LTE-Access
IxLoad EPC Simulator VE now supports Option 3x to test gNodeB wrap around testing in NSA configuration.
IxLoad 5G NSA supports testing of gNodeB with eREC via eCPRI connections

Known Issues List