Ixia Software Release Notes
IxLoad 9.00 Update2
Build Number: 9.00.115.204 (February 2020)



About This Release

IxLoad 9.00 Update2 is an update release that further enhances Wireless and Voice capabilities. It adds the eMBMS support for Virtual Edition and several additional enhancements.

Please see sections below for application and hardware compatibility, new features, resolved issues, and known issues.

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 9.00
BPS 9.00
FLIX OS 2019.1.80.4 (XGS2-HSL/XGS12-HSL/XGS2-SDL/XGS12-SDL/NovusONE/PSONE)
HLTAPI 9.00
IxLoad 9.00
IxNetwork 9.00
Licensing 5.20 EA
Wireshark 2.6.4
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 9.00 Update2 is a licensed product. It ships with Ixia Licensing 5.20 EA. When IxLoad tests are executed on Ixia hardware (appliances or load modules in chassis) a license needs to be installed on each chassis or appliance. In Virtual Environment, the license may be installed on a centralized server in your network. 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 5.20 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 5.20 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 5.20 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 use IxLoad 9.00 Update2 with a XGS-HS or XGS-SD chassis, one needs to install IxOS 9.00 which requires that the operating system running on the controller is FLIX OS 2018.1.0.3.

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 9.00 Update2 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 2019 Server Standard 64-bit - Windows 2016 Server Standard 64-bit - Windows 2012 Server R2 Standard 64-bit (*) - Windows 10 Pro/Enterprise 64-bit - Windows 8.1 Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit (*) - Windows 7 SP1 Enterprise 32-bit and 64-bit - Windows 7 SP1 Professional 32-bit and 64-bit - Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate 32-bit and 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.

IxLoad Installer changes

Starting with IxLoad 9.00, running tests with any of the following capabilities: Analyzer, IPSec, SWu, HeNB, S4SWu, Untrusted WiFi Client, FTP Server, Capture Manager (part of AppReplay and IxLoad-Attack) requires installing the corresponding additional packages from IxLoad download page. These packages are required to be installed on top of the regular IxLoad client installation.

AppLibrary installation changes

Starting IxLoad 9.00, AppLibrary Lite version is by default installed with the product. AppLibrary Lite contains basic flows to be used for testing. In order to get the entire AppLib flows database, one needs to install additional AppLibApps.exe package that can be found on DVD or on download page.

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

Ixia Main Office

26601 W. Agoura Road

Calabasas, California 91302, USA

Web Address: www.ixiacom.com/contact/info
Phone: 1-877-367-4942 - Toll-frree North America
Phone: 1-818-871-1800 - Outside North America
Fax: 1-818-871-1805

Global Support

Email: support@ixiacom.com
Phone: 1-818-595-2599

Asia Pacific Customer Support

Email: support-asiapac@ixiacom.com
Phone: +91-80-4939-6410

Europe, Middle East, and Africa Customer Support

Email: support-emea@ixiacom.com
Phone: +40-21-301-5699

India Customer Support

Email: support-india@ixiacom.com
Phone: +91-80-4939-6410

Japan Customer Support

Email: support-japan@ixiacom.com
Phone: +81-3-5326-1980

China Customer Support

Email: support-china@ixiacom.com
Phone: 400-898-0598 (Greater China region)
Phone: +86-10-5732-3932 (Hong Kong customers)

Additional Documentation

The installation package for IxLoad 9.0 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

9.0 Update2 Features

IxLoad-Data
TCP Fast Open support for HTTP on CloudStorm
TCP Fast Open support for HTTP (IPv6) on PerfectStorm
Advanced Timeline - Poisson distribution support
IxLoad-SWu
5G Support on SWu interface
IxLoad-VoLTE
Implement the same IMSI and SIP phone number distribution on MultiCore platforms.
IxLoad-Voice
eMBMS MB2-C / MB2-U interfaces support in VoIPSIP
eMBMS - Multicast RTP support in VoIPPeer
New function added for current time sampling in Scenario Editor. Use "datetime()" function to populate a string scenario variable with current time in format "dddd, dd MMMM yyyy HH:mm:ss". Use "datetime2iso()" function to populate a string scenario variable with current time in ISO 8601 format.
IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP
5G Support on S2b interface
IxLoad-Wireless-LTE-Access
IxLoad supports 5G NSA CU wraparound testing through F1 , X2 and S1 interfaces
IxLoad-Wireless-eMBMS
eMBMS support for MME/eNodeB Sm/M1 on ixLoad VE

Resolved Defects List

IxLoad-Infrastructure

Bug Number Notes
1523661 Allow starting IxLoad REST API sessions from the API Browser when Ixia UM authentication is enabled
1526218 Fix for ramp up types being reset when loading repositories (Max Pending Users gets reset to Users/Interval)
1527183 REST API intermittent issue where sessions would fail to start

IxLoad-StackManager

Bug Number Notes
1525257 Fixed an apply config error when Gateway ARP feature is enabled

IxLoad-StatelessPeer

Bug Number Notes
1525955 Fixed an RX issue for StatelessPeer Pulse mode over IPv6
1528095 Fixed a GUI crash when empty source or destination UDP port is configured

IxLoad-Video

Bug Number Notes
1530958 DASH live streaming - parse urn:mpeg:dash:utc:ntp

IxLoad-Voice

Bug Number Notes
1530952 Fixed a VLM port instability when MOS enabled
1530953 Fix for VoIP SIP Aliases per channel feature
1530955 Fix for SIP parsing issue - add support for for | (pipe) in SIP generic headers
1530957 VoIPSIP client HTTP - Resolve the FQDN through static DNS entry

IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB

Bug Number Notes
1523265 CHAP auth issue on eNB plugin
1523986 Malformed Initial Context Setup Response from eNB plugin
1524497 IxLoad9.0EA Update1 Wireless test for 'Service Request' [IxLoad doesn't recognize InitialContextSetupRequest from MME.]

IxLoad-Wireless-eMBMS

Bug Number Notes
1531440 In specific eMBMS configurations, some eNodeB nodes might send a 3rd Join message that will be counted as a distinct Join.
1531443 In specific eMBMS tests running on VE modules, the "A dynamic interface has gone down on 'Network'" error might be returned during or at the end of the test.
1531542 In eMBMS tests with IPv6 M1, if multiple eNodeB nodes are configured, the RTP QoS (VoIPSip) statistic will report Duplicate Packets Received.


Known Issues List

Installation

Bug Number Notes
1536092 When using both IxLoad and IxNetwork applications installed on the same machine, IxLoad should be installed first to avoid database installation errors.

IxLoad-Infrastructure

Bug Number Notes
1516498 On PerfectStorm 40G there is a throughput degradation (compared to IxLoad 8.40-EA) for Wireless simulations. The maximum throughput has decreased from ~38GB to ~36GB.

IxLoad-VoLTE

Bug Number Notes
1531205 On Xcellon NP plantform, on Rx Interface simulating scenarios SIP transport error might occur after receiving Diameter RAR message. Behavior is not present on MultiCore platforms.

IxLoad-Voice

Bug Number Notes
1529294 eMBMS MB2-C interface - VoIPSIPCloud activity - No DNS support (hostname) for BM-SC address
1529296 eMBMS MB2-C interface - VoIPSIPCloud activity - No support for multiple destination BM-SC servers
1529297 eMBMS - Delay before 1st loop on VoIPSIP activity is recommended to properly sync MB2-C and MB2-U interfaces
1529894 eMBMS - Multiplexing of multiple group calls not supported
1531446 eMBMS - Port instability might occur on stop test for scenarios with inactive users
1531449 eMBMS MB2-C interface - No support for TMGI Expiry Notification, Bearer Modify, GCS-AS initiated Restauration Procedure and MBMS Bearer Status Indication procedures

IxLoad-Wireless-5GC

Bug Number Notes
1523501 The packets captured by Analyzer might appear in a different order than initiated when running the gNodeB N1/N2/N3 stack with Performance Acceleration enabled.
1523549 On N1/N2/N3 stack when running AppLib activity with Throughput objective, the throughout objective is not met.
1523606 Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) messages are not decoded by IxAnalyzer. Wireshark versions newer than 2.6.0 can be used instead.
1523607 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.
1523609 Use 1 TCP connection per user in order to maximize the active UE count with HTTP traffic on PFCP based simulators.
1523684 In some cases the port on which the AMF N1/N2/N3 stack is running might encounter an error when the configuration is released.
1523685 VoIPSipPeer activity having Hardware acceleration enabled for RTP is not supported on N1/N2/N3 simulation.
1523686 NG Application Protocol (NGAP) and Non-Access Stratum (NAS) messages are not decoded by IxAnalyzer.

IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP

Bug Number Notes
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.
1497363 Resizing the Negative Testing GUI on an IxLoad running in an Windows 7 environment could cause the label of the Message Impairment tab to disappear. Maximizing the IxLoad windows will cause the label to reappear.
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.
1498342 Message impairment might impact performance tests.
1501442 In order to run HTTP 2.0 or AppReplay activities on IxLoad VE, eGTP Control Plane must be disabled.
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.
1504587 MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U Send Error Indication Negative Testing rule is applied only in the first iteration if multiple iterations are configured and Start/Stop timers are set. For a multiple iteration test, if only Start timer is configured, the rule is applied from the Start timer in iteration 1 until the end of the test.
1504810 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.
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 the MME/eNB and SGW S11/S1-U/S11-U plugins.
1513891 Only one PMIP APN is supported for each UE Range on the MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U plugin.
1516011 In S11/S1-U/S11-U tests with multiple UE ranges, if at least one UE range is configured for GTP and PMIP and at least one other UE range is configured for PMIP only, an error will be returned.
1516534 High performance MME/eNB S11/S1-U/S11-U tests with PMIP APNs configured might experience port failure when stopping the test during sustain time.
1516821 In S11/S1-U/S11-U tests users may experience a MME port instability in long duration performance scenarios with Error Indication Negative Testing
1516822 In S11/S1-U/S11-U tests users may experience a MME port instability when running Echo Request in Subscriber Mode
1516826 Error Indication Statistics are not incremented in tests with UDP Stateless Peer if packet capture is not enabled
1516893 In S11/S1-U/S11-U tests having PMIP configured, the EGTP User Plane statistics cumulate GTP and PMIP traffic.
1519059 When running on CloudStorm modules in modes 100 Aggregated or 40G Aggregated, GTP messages with teid 0 (e.g. Error Indication, Echo Request/Response) are not correctly routed to the active port.

IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB

Bug Number Notes
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."
1478552 For Diameter simulations "Use remote configuration" option should not be used at node level. Otherwise "[IPC AddToQueue error]Index was outside the bounds of the array." error is thrown in ixLoad GUI when saving the Diameter Editor changes.
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.
1471652 The WiFi Trusted Client User Equipment range Publish Statistics option is grayed out if being enabled, disabled, followed by a click in IxLoad GUI outside the UE ranges area.
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.
1495503 CAPWAP UE attach rate on CloudStorm 40 G / 100 G Non-Aggregated mode brings no improvement compared to CloudStorm 10 G Non-Aggregated mode.
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
1530505 For IxLoad HLS F1 plugin F1 control plane Interface IP have to be configured manually in x5g

IxLoad-Wireless-eMBMS

Bug Number Notes
1525419 No Resource Manager support for the MME/eNodeB Sm/M1 eMBMS plugin.
1528963 If an eMBMS eNodeB range is associated to a MME range, eNodeB nodes are distributed round-robin among the MMEs. The eNodeBs might send bundled join requests for multiple multicast addresses (due to the optimization mechanism described in RFC3376) and some of the multicast addresses contained in the join messages might be destined to other configured MMEs than its own.
1531325 The MME/eNodeB Sm/M1 eMBMS plugin does not support Dual Address (IPv4v6 type) MCPTT.

User Management

Bug Number Notes
1501541 For VMOne and multiNIC VE chassis administrated via User Management, all ports belonging to the same card must be assigned to the same group because an IxLoad instance needs to take ownership of all ports of the card.

VE

Bug Number Notes
1488180 Rebooting a VE module that was not cleaned properly by the previous test (usually by taking the ownership forcefully) might result in a longer reboot time which may fail a subsequent test.
1503923 Allocation of VE resources in User Management groups should be performed either by checking the entire chassis or by clicking port by port, not per card.
1517819 In public cloud, emulated router scenarios are not supported.