Options: General tab

The UI controls of the General tab are explained in the following table:

For IxVM load module, the General tab is shown in the following figure:

The highlighted box indicates the fields that are available only for IxVM ports.

Field Usage

Read/Write Timeout

Allows to set the IxServer Read/Write timeout, in seconds. Any client computer connection to IxServer that has been inactive for this amount of time is closed.

Appearance

Allows you to change the appearance of the text in the IxServer Task window. To know the steps to change the appearance, see Change IxServer appearance.

Show server and chassis info

Select the check box to show the chassis and server information on the LCD display.

If cleared, all the information is hidden from the user.

The following possible states for XM2 and XM12 are shown:

  • During Server startup

    • Starting up
    • Power Up
    • PHY link is up/down
  • When Server is ready

    • Server Ready
    • IxOS Version: <The actual version number>
    • Chassis Name: <The actual name of the chassis>
    • Chassis: < Primary/Secondary>
    • IP Address: <The actual IP address of the chassis or 'Unknown IP'>
    • Chassis Number: <The id number of the chassis (1/2/3)>
    • Server <FAIL/OK>
    • ScrollerCoreErr
  • During Server shutdown

    • Server Stopped

Clear LCD fail message

Clears the failure notification shown on the physical chassis LCD in case an error occurs, provided the chassis has an LCD display.

Feature Activation ->

Open IxExplorer

Feature Activation can perform a field upgrade of a load module. To know the steps to activate a feature, see Activate feature.

Save/Reload stream config (disable for faster reboot)

By default, the Save/Reload stream config (disable for faster reboot) check box is selected.

When you clear the check box, a part of the information in IxServer.ixs (the stream config) will not be loaded, in order to boot up IxServer faster.

For VM ports, the check box is not visible in the IxExplorer GUI.

Note: IxServer.ixs file is always loaded on IxServer startup.

License Server

The name of the external IxVM license server for server licenses.

Note: This field is available for only available only for IxVM ports.

NTP Master Server

Represents the IP/hostname of the NTP server that the IxVM cards synchronizes their time to. If you are running traffic from IxVM ports from multiple chassis, the NTP Master Server needs to be the same on all the chassis.

Note: This field is available for only available only for IxVM ports.

Default Start Tx Delay (Seconds)

Delays the start of the scheduled stream by the number you enter in seconds.

Note: This field is available for only available only for IxVM ports.

Disable Forcefully Clear Ownership When you select Disable Forcefully Clear Ownership check box, users cannot forcefully clear or take ownership. This option is not made available by default.
Mandatory Ownership

After you select this check box, the port or card will be locked for other users. In IxExplorer, you must sign in and take ownership before you start using any IxExplorer feature on this port or card. See, IxExplorer Guide for information on

To know the steps to take ownership, see Turn on mandatory ownership.

Clear Ownership on Disconnect After you select this check box, if IxServer crashes or closes abruptly, your ownership on the load module will clear.
Extended Capture Mode

After you turn on the capture support for all 8 RGs of a Novus100G LM by selecting this check box. IxServer stops and a message appears in the log stating that Capture mode is changed and a restart is needed.

This option is seen only in XGS-12 chassis. After it is turned on, it turns off the slots 1, 2, 11, and 12 of the chassis.

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