Keysight Software Release Notes
IxLoad 9.20
Build Number: 9.20.0.279 (December 2021)



About This Release

IxLoad 9.20 is an alignment release and consolidates features and updates from multiple IxLoad 9.10 update releases, from IxLoad 9.10 u1 to IxLoad 9.10 u6. 

Building on the award-winning CloudStorm architecture, IxLoad 9.20 release adds support for the new CloudStorm-XP 2-port 100GE and CloudStorm-XP Fusion 2-port 100GE load modules to deliver affordable Enterprise-scale application and security performance. Equipped with 2-port 100GE QSFP28 interfaces, the CloudStorm-XP load modules provide a direct replacement solution for the PerfectStorm 1-port 100GE CXP and PerfectStorm Fusion 1-port 100GE load modules with a due date to EOS on Dec 15th, 2021. 

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 9.20
BPS 9.20
IxLoad 9.20
IxNetwork 9.20
Licensing 5.40
Wireshark 3.2.6
For additional product compatibility information please refer to the following online utility. An Ixia website account is required before accessing. https://support.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
Novus ONE PLUS 3-Speed 10GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
Novus ONE PLUS 3-Speed 10GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
Novus ONE PLUS 3-Speed 10GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 4-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
Novus ONE PLUS 5-Speed 10GE/5GE/2.5GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
Novus ONE PLUS 5-Speed 10GE/5GE/2.5GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
Novus ONE PLUS 5-Speed 10GE/5GE/2.5GE/1GE/100M Appliance, 4-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY
PerfectStorm ONE Appliances PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1GE 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE4NG)
PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 1GE 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE8NG)
PerfectStorm ONE, 1GE 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE4)
PerfectStorm ONE, 1GE 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS1GE8)
PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 10GE/1GE 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 10GE/1GE 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 10GE/1GE 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE8NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE, 10GE/1GE 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE, 10GE/1GE 4-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE4)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE, 10GE/1GE 8-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE8)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE Fusion, 40GE 2-PORT QSFP+ appliance (PS40GE2NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm ONE, 40GE 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)
✔(**)
CloudStorm-XP Load Module, 100GE 2-port (CSXP100GE2Q28ALL)
CloudStorm-XP Fusion Load Module, 100GE 2-port (CSXP100GE2Q28NGALL)
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
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M Load Module
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 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
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)
✔(**)
CloudStorm-XP Load Module, 100GE 2-port (CSXP100GE2Q28ALL)
CloudStorm-XP Fusion Load Module, 100GE 2-port (CSXP100GE2Q28NGALL)
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
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M Load Module
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 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 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
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M16DP, 16-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M Load Module
NOVUS 10/5/2.5/1/100M8DP, 8-port, SFP+/10GBASE-T Dual-PHY 10GE/1GE/100M load module
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 2-PORT SFP+ appliance (PS10GE2NG)
✔(**)
PerfectStorm Fusion Load Module, 10GE/1GE 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
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.

Supported Virtual Chassis

Chassis / Appliance Load Module EA Data Video Voice IxLoad Attack Wireless
PVM DDoSv2
Virtual Chassis (Linux) on Private Cloud Ixia Virtual Load Module
✔(**)
✔(**)
✔(**)
Virtual Test Appliance (Linux) on Private Cloud
✔(**)
✔(**)
✔(**)
Virtual Test Appliance (Linux) on Amazon AWS
✔(**)
Virtual Test Appliance (Linux) on Microsoft Azure
✔(**)
Virtual Test Appliance (Linux) on Google Cloud Platform
✔(**)
NOTE: The modules marked with (**) are partially supported. Please contact Customer Support for the list of available features.

Previous Release Notes

Please visit the IxLoad Software Downloads & Documentation for more information of the previous release notes.

Licensing

IxLoad 9.20 is a licensed product. It ships with Ixia Licensing 5.40 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.


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 flash-drive or on the IxLoad Software Downloads & Documentation site. NOTE: The IxLoad Client component cannot be installed on the Ixia Chassis.

XGS12-HS and XGS2-HS chassis

In order to use IxLoad 9.20 with a XGS-HS or XGS-SD chassis, one needs to install IxOS 9.20 which requires that the operating system running on the controller is FLIX OS 2021.1.84.1.

Installation on XGS12-HSL and XGS2-HSL chassis

Starting from IxLoad 8.14 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 Updates 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 Updates 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 2017 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 flash-drive 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 1945 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 4.5. - For Windows 2012: please install it through "Server Manager --> Manage --> Add Roles and Features --> .Net 4.5 Features". - For Windows 8.1: please install it through "Control Panel --> Programs and Features --> Turn Windows features on or off--> .NET Framework 4.5".

Installation on the Windows OS user workstation

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 9.20 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 - Ixia Application Server running 64 bit Windows 2012 Ultra Server or equivalent - 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 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. VMWare: - Server 1.0.2 - Server 2.0

Deployment of the IxLoad middleware (MW) on Linux

Starting with IxLoad 9.20, the IxLoad MW component can be deployed as a standalone OVA or QCOW2 images running Ubuntu Server 20.04. - 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).

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.

IxLoad incremental updates

Starting with IxLoad 9.20 release, AppLibrary and Security Captures incremental updates will be downloaded from the IxLoad Software Downloads & Documentation. Previously, these updates were received via the Update Manager application.

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(42bit or 64bit)
        - Debian 8.1.0(42bit or 64bit)
        - OpenSUSE 14.2(42bit or 64bit)
        - Ubuntu 14.04 (42bit 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 91402, USA

Web Address: www.ixiacom.com/contact/info
Phone: 1-877-467-4942 - 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: +91-80-4949-6410

Europe, Middle East, and Africa Customer Support

Email: support-emea@ixiacom.com
Phone: +40-21-401-5699

India Customer Support

Email: support-india@ixiacom.com
Phone: +91-80-4949-6410

Japan Customer Support

Email: support-japan@ixiacom.com
Phone: +81-4-5426-1980

China Customer Support

Email: support-china@ixiacom.com
Phone: 400-898-0598 (Greater China region)
Phone: +86-10-5742-4942 (Hong Kong customers)

Additional Documentation

The installation package for IxLoad 9.20 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 IxLoad Software Downloads & Documentation.

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

9.20 Features

IxLoad-Data
Additional TLS cipher "ECDH-ECDSA-AES256-SHA" support in TLS 1.1 and 1.2 and "FFDHE2048" Group support in TLS 1.3. Supported platforms are PerfectStorm, CloudStorm, Novus and IxLoad-VE.
CC secondary objective constraint support for CPS as primary objective for HTTP (on high performance path)
CCM Cyphers ECDHE cyphers
DNS Client to Pickup IP Assigned from Protocol Configuration Option of Create Session Response
DNS Client Activity now has an option to use the IP from Protocol Configuration Option IE from GTPv2 Create Session Response message
Proxy Authentication Support over HTTPS Tunnel
IxLoad-Infrastructure
Global Application Stat Views support. Allow viewing aggregated application statistics in IxLoad Stat Viewer. Currently supported protocols are HTTP, DNS and AppReplay.
IxLoad RestPy - new framework for REST API automation in IxLoad. This new framework allows writing REST API requests using native Python code.
Upgrade version of API Browser shipped with the IxLoad Windows and Linux installations.
Upgrade Microsoft SQL Server version from 2014 to 2017.
Ubuntu upgrade from 14.04 to Ubuntu Server 20.04.
IxLoad-New Hardware
CloudStorm XP support
IxLoad-SM
Add "IPv6 MAC Autogeneration Algorithm" checkbox on IP ranges. In case the "Auto Generate MAC" checkbox is enabled on IPv6 configurations, this feature allows users to select which bits of the IPs will be used to generate MAC addresses.
Multiple hosts behind GRE tunnels. The GRE over IP plug-in supports test cases in which you create multiple hosts behind each GRE tunnel.
IxLoad-VE Infrastructure
Support for CLI Debug Commands has been improved. The user can now see the DMESG logs or the /VAR/LOG files using the CLI of the vChassis / vCard / vAppliance.
Support for CLI License Server configuration has been improved. The user can now disable License Server validation upon initial configuration via the CLI
Support for increased product security via Linux OS Hardening. The internal operating system has been updated and configured according to security best practices.
Support for increased product security via Password Policy Enforcement. This ensures users must always change default passwords and no weak passwords are allowed.
Support for increased product security via improved Log Collection. This is performed via a secure channel and works even if the vCard is disconnected from vChassis.
IxLoad-VE on Private Cloud
Support for OVA Image Definition has been improved. Multiple files are supplied for vCard / vAppliance to match the default vCPU values of IxNetwork VE / IxLoad VE.
Support for new Intel E810 series NICs running in PCI-PT or SR-IOV mode has been added. This includes all Intel E810 NIC models across 25G / 50G / 100G line speeds.
Support for new platforms KVM / CentOS 8.x and KVM / RHEL 8.x has been added. The previous versions KVM / CentOS 7.x and KVM / RHEL 7.x continue to be supported.
Support for new platforms KVM / Ubuntu 20.04 LTS has been added. The previous versions KVM / Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and KVM / Ubuntu 16.04 LTS continue to be supported.
Support for new platforms OpenStack Wallaby has been added. The previous OpenStack versions continue to be supported (vanilla variants and vendor specific variants).
Support for new platforms VMware ESXi 7.x / VMware vCenter 7.x has been added. The previous versions VMware ESXi 6.x / VMware vCenter 6.x continue to be supported.
IxLoad-VE on Public Cloud
Added support for IxLoad in Google Cloud Platform (GCP). In this release, the supported activities include HTTP, HTTPS and Email Protocols (SMTP and POP3) on top of plain IPv4 stacks or IPsec.
Support for Public Cloud platforms has been enhanced within Amazon AWS Marketplace by providing deployment scripts in various formats (Cloud Formation / Terraform).
Support for Public Cloud platforms has been enhanced within Amazon AWS Marketplace by enabling an extended list of common instance types across multiple products.
Support for Public Cloud platforms has been enhanced within Amazon AWS Marketplace by publishing the products as part of the Keysight Technologies seller profile.
IxLoad-Video
IP preference support for HTTP Streaming
IxLoad-Voice
Dedicated SIPAutoProcedure for imported crf file
Support for multiple PCRF servers for Rx Interface in VoIP SIP Cloud activity
IxLoad-Wireless-5G-Access
IxLoad 5G SA HLS F1 CU Tester GUI wizard support for adding and configuring large number of DUs
IxLoad 5G SA HLS F1 CU Tester supports 5G SA CU wraparound testing through F1 interfaces
IxLoad 5G SA HLS F1 CU Tester supports Multiple VM scaling for higher throughput
IxLoad 5G UEE plugin support paging in idle state and exit from idle state
IxLoad 5GUEE NSA plugin stats enhanced to report RRC SCG addition, success, failure and release
IxLoad 5G UEE plugin support for sharing same eLSU across multiple tests by isolating cells across test instances
IxLoad 5G UEE plugin support for emergency attach for 911 calls
IxLoad 5GUEE support for 5G UE emulation in Stand Alone and Non Stand Alone mode with eLSU hardware platform
IxLoad 5G UEE plugin support for UE+RU simulator to test gNB over eCPRI interface
IxLoad 5GUEE SA plugin support for VoNR with network initiated QoS flows
IxLoad-Wireless-5GC
IxLoad 5G Core simulator Virtual Edition support for IPv4 passthrough
IxLoad 5G Core simulator support for gNB to gNB handover
IxLoad 5G Core plugin support for VoNR with network initiated QoS flows
IxLoad 5G Core emulation support for network initiated QoS flows started by timers triggered by PDU session establishment
IxLoad 5G Core simulator supports IRAT/EPS fallback control plane functionality as a beta feature.
IxLoad 5GC emulation (Virtual Edition) IP passthrough now supports multiple external IP end points (N6)
IxLoad 5GC emulation (Virtual Edition) support for v6 (transport and UE IP addresses)
IxLoad 5GC emulation support for NEA3 and NIA3 (ZUC)
UE IPv6 (SLAAC) support on gNodeB N1/N2/N3 plugin
IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB
Support for per UE authentication statistics
Added support for Skipping X2 Handover in Failure Testing on eNodeB S1-MME/S1-U simulation
IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-Sim
IxLoad EPC emulation (Virtual Edition) IP passthrough now supports multiple external IP end points (SGi)
IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-WiFi-Offload
Support for IPv6 Mobile Subscribers with SLAAC + Stateless DHCPv6 Radius Flow Type on PerfectStorm and CloudStorm cards
RoCEv2
Support N:1 topology in RoCE V2 DCS 100GE

Resolved Defects List

IxLoad-Infrastructure

Bug Number Notes
2298
IxLoad REST API - Fix bug where port filters were not applied for Wireless and IPSEC stat sources.
3243
Please note that on Windows systems with the setting "Change the size of text, apps and other items" set to 150% or more the GUI from collect diagnostics module is difficult to read. In order to bypass the issue, the user must change the above setting to 100% and reboot the machine. Instead of reboot, user also can sign out and sign back in
5606
Optimize IxLoad REST API stat processing. This ensures a better performance of IxLoad sessions on both Windows and Linux solutions, and avoids bugs such as failed REST requests, session hangs and delays in stopping tests.

IxLoad-VE

Bug Number Notes
2285
Fixed an issue that caused the Virtual Load Modules to continuously reboot as soon as they were attached to the Virtual Chassis.
5534
Fixed an issue that caused SSH failures into the Virtual Test Appliance after performing deployment on oversubscribed compute hosts.
2321
Fixed an issue that caused an 'SSH to Chassis' operation to be required before being able to perform a 'SSH to Card' operation on Virtual Ports in the IxLoad Port Assignment.
5538
Fixed an issue that caused IPsec tests running on Amazon AWS instances powered by the ENA vNIC drivers to not work properly when sending UDP traffic.

IxLoad-Voice

Bug Number Notes
3525
GUI instability observed when clicking on Voice activity after adding it from Resource Manager
4837
"Enable session timers" option is not visible and cannot be enabled in this release.

IxLoad-Wireless-EGTP

Bug Number Notes
3797
Fixed an issue where the PAP and CHAP values from PDN Authentication were not incremented with the same value as the other identities when UE Cycling was enabled.
3936
An S5/S8 SGW race condition causing port instability was handled: receiving Create Session Request messages for a deleted bearer.
3952
A PMIP simulation TIMESTAMP_MISMACH issue was fixed.
3962
Removal of intensive logging that was occurring in Network Objectives tests and was leading to out-of-memory on test port.

IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB

Bug Number Notes
3944
Added support to reply with RP-ACK to SMS Submit Report.
3778
During a long duration test, the SCTP link with the MME was lost. The eNB made attempts to recover the SCTP association, but was not able to recover the link. There were many failure logs generated, which over timed caused the chassis disk to get full and cause a crash. The eNB was performing multiple attempts to recover the link before the SCTP layer had finished the previous attempt, which resulted in most of the failure logs. The eNB was modified so that it waits for the SCTP layer to time out before re-attempting to bring up the SCTP links, which will prevent the failure logs that caused the disk to fill up.
3790
Fixed an issue where the PSM and eDRX timers were not updated when the GUTI was not present in the TAU Accept. Also addressed the case where the MME did not send the UE Context Release after the TAU Accept by initiating a UE Context Release Request after a timeout.

IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-WiFi-Offload

Bug Number Notes
3971
A fix was added for WiFi Trusted Client switchover scenarios where traffic was not recovering.
4775
Fixed a port instability issue for WiFi Trusted Client simulation configured with SLAAC and multiple IxLoad iterations
4519
In some WiFi Trusted Client scenarios with UE Ranges configured with Radius flow type SLAAC + Stateless DHCP, port errors could be reported when stopping the test using the red Stop button.

RoCEv2

Bug Number Notes
2012
Fixed an issue that with more than 4K Q-pair and pipeline value more than 4, 25GE port is running out of memory


Known Issues List

IxLoad-Analyzer

Bug Number Notes
2356
The Wireshark version associated with IxLoad 9.20 comes with an increased number of decimals for timestamp.

IxLoad-Data

Bug Number Notes
2035
On Cloud Storm platform, for CPS objective in SSL protocol there is performance drop of 4-5 % when Session Reuse is configured for cipher suites which do not support Perfect Forward Secrecy
2043
Secured ED25519 certificate is not supported.
2239
CPS drop due to in PMS caching path
2311
Symbolic Destination is not supported when Authentication Profile is enabled

IxLoad-Infrastructure

Bug Number Notes
5359
When starting IxLoad Linux machines (Ubuntu 20.04) in Virtual Box, after logging in the user will be redirected to the root account and command outputs not seen in terminal. In order to retrieve the VM IP customers can execute the following command: "ifconfig >&2". SSH connections do not face this issue.
5466
Enabling or disabling the "Application Global Stat View" or "TCP Global Stat Views" global options between test runs can cause the global application stat views not to be populated with statistics.
5603
The API Browser cannot create or browse IxLoad REST API sessions when 'Ixia User Management' authentication is enabled in IxLoadGateway. For 'Ixia User Management' authentication on Linux you can still browse REST API sessions started from Web UI if the API Browser is launched from Web UI.
5604
The IxLoadGateway version included in IxLoad 9.20 will not be able to start REST API sessions for IxLoad versions older than 9.20.
5612
Enabling or disabling L4-7 protocols between test runs can result in extra statistics being shown in the Global Application Stat Views (in case this functionality is explicitly enabled from IxLoad Preferences).

IxLoad-SM

Bug Number Notes
5244
The GRE packets/bytes sent/received statistics have double values when running tests with the Initiator and Responder both running on the same Ixia Virtual Load Module / Ixia VMOne.”

IxLoad-VE

Bug Number Notes
3153
When rebooting a vCard not properly cleaned by previous tests (usually by taking forceful ownership) the operation may take longer and may fail next tests.
5509
In order to get VLAN and Promiscuous mode to work with Intel NICs (700 and 800 Series) on VMware ESXi environments please use the intnet plugin which can be downloaded from Intel website.
5511
In order to get VLAN and Promiscuous mode to work with Mellanox NICs (ConnectX-4, ConnectX-5 and ConnectX-6) on VMware ESXi environments please use the nmlxcli plugin which can be downloaded from Intel website.
5512
In order to get VLAN and Promiscuous mode to work with Intel NICs (700 and 800 Series) on VMware ESXi environments please use the intnet plugin which can be downloaded from Intel website.
5514
In KVM environments the NICs need to be unmanaged by Network Manager as NM sends DHCP Discover messages that will appear in Rx.
5515
In KVM environments for Intel 700 and 800 series please make sure that the following settings are applied to the NICs on the host: ip link set dev NIC_NAME up / ip link set dev NIC_NAME mtu 9000 / ip link set dev NIC_NAME promisc off / ip link set dev NIC_NAME allmulticast off / ethtool --set-priv-flags NIC_NAME vf-true-promisc-support on For SR-IOV VFs please apply the following settings: ip link set dev NIC_NAME vf VF_ID trust on / ip link set dev NIC_NAME vf VF_ID spoofchk off
5516
Sometimes Physical Function (PF) driver on Intel 800 Series NICs can be unstable. The symptoms on VM ports can be connectivity issues or link down. Please verify the "dmesg" output on the KVM hosts and a reboot host is recommended in case this happens.

IxLoad-Voice-Voip

Bug Number Notes
4986
Performance degradation for test with Rx Interface where higher fluctuations on call rate and SIP retransmissions can be observed on high performance tests.

IxLoad-Wireless

Bug Number Notes
5176
Wireless simulations are not supported on the CloudStorm XP card

IxLoad-Wireless-5G-Access

Bug Number Notes
3715
IxLoad 5G UEE SA and NSA plugins: Advanced Mobility Management GUI: Measurement reports are sent in periods of 250 milliseconds irrespective of the value configured in GUI
3744
IxLoad 5G UEE NSA and SA plugins. Few packets are lost when PDCP gets re-configured during LTE to NR carrier addition. It is recommended to add a 5 seconds delay before Stateless Peer trigger packets are send to avoid trigger packets being lost.
3756
IxLoad 5G UEE NSA and SA plugins does not support integrity protection on DRBs
3769
IxLoad 5G UEE SA and NSA plugins. Minimum Ramp up rate for UEs Attach / Registration is 2 per second.
3783
IxLoad 5G UEE SA and NSA plugins: Advanced Mobility Management GUI: One LTE/NR cell should be assigned to only one to cell site even though the GUI allows multiple assignments.
3805
IxLoad HLS F1 SA does not show NAS statistics
4006
IxLoad 5GUEE SA and DuSIM HLS SA F1 plugins: NRMM configuration (UEsecurity capability, 5GMM capability and UE’s usage setting) in rxfs from older releases are not automatically imported, these need to be manually added to devices profile and imported to new rxf (from previous subscriber tab)
4709
UEE plugin does not support UE to UE traffic, traffic needs to be terminated on EPC or 5G Core
4716
IxLoad 5G UEE NSA plugins does not support dedicated APN for State Less Peer Application
4806
IxLoad HLS F1 SA plugin does not support Certificate Management Protocol for IPSec, certificate files needs to be obtained and manually copied
4829
IxLoad HLS F1 SA plugin: If gateways are used in the test setup for control plane, these needs to be manually configured using commands.
5605
IxLoad NSA HLS F1 CU Tester plugin not supported in this release

IxLoad-Wireless-5GC

Bug Number Notes
3647
Port instability may occur at deconfiguration time on AMF N1/N2 +UPF N3 side in high performance or high capacity tests.
4427
On gNodeB N1/N2/N3 stack, at Apply Config time, the statistics are updated only after all the configured gNodeBs have performed NG-Setup.
3661
IxLoad 5GC emulation (Virtual Edition) IP passthrough throughput limited to maximum 3Gbits/sec

IxLoad-Wireless-ENodeB

Bug Number Notes
4307
VoLTE Video tests configured with VLANs for the control plane are failing if ran on PerfectStorm and CloudStorm cards.
4783
When running on VE ports simulations that include eNodeB S1-MME/S1-U plugin, the VE port should have 2 cores.

IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-Diameter

Bug Number Notes
3108
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."
3130
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.

IxLoad-Wireless-EPC-WiFi-Offload

Bug Number Notes
3212
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.
3454
For the WiFi Trusted Client plugin, the Stateless DHCP view displays blank statistics when running IPv4 UE tests.
3568
In WiFi Trusted Client tests configured to run the SLAAC + Stateless DHCP flow, if the activity points to a server using its name instead of IP, relying on the DNS server learned via Stateless DHCP to resolve the server name, a DNS Global Service server must be configured (even if it is unreachable).
3581
In WiFi Trusted Client tests running in SLAAC + Stateless DHCP flow type, if Performance Acceleration is enabled, DNS queries towards the DNS server learned via Stateless DHCP will not be sent.
3588
If, during a SLAAC + Stateless DHCP flow, a WiFi Trusted Client receives a list of DNS servers, it will send a query only to the first server in the list, in case a DNS server is needed.
4330
For WiFi Trusted Client tests, if SLAAC + Stateless DHCP is selected, the DHCP Information Request is sent regardless of the value of the 'o' flag in the SLAAC Router Advertisement message.
4335
In WiFi Trusted Client tests, the SLAAC + Stateless DHCP flow type is not available for IPv4v6 (dual stack) UEs.
4348
For WiFi Trusted Client tests, UE ranges having RADIUS Flow Type SLAAC + Stateless DHCP cannot run on the same Nettraffic with UE ranges having other RADIUS Flow Types.
4383
For WiFi Trusted Client tests when RADIUS Flow Type SLAAC + Stateless DHCP is selected on the UE ranges, release configuration should be done between consecutive runs.
4540
For the WiFi Trusted Client plugin, in the Stateless DHCP view, the DHCP Replies statistic increments when receiving DHCPv6 replies from the IP allocation procedure, even if SLAAC + Stateless DHCP flow type is not selected.

IxLoad-Wireless-LTE-Access

Bug Number Notes
5588
IxLoad LTE UEE plugin (XAir2 ) is not supported in this release

IxLoad-Wireless-eMBMS

Bug Number Notes
4489
1. After a successful Start Session Request/Response, the eNB joins the multicast group (IGMPv3 if IPV4 or MLDv2 if IPv6). A 2nd identical join message (IGMPv3 or MLDv2) is sent by our eNB as a safety mechanism (in case the 1st one is lost). The timer for the 2nd join is not configurable, it can be anywhere in 0-10 seconds. Here is the specification extract referring to this: “The Unsolicited Report Interval is the time between repetitions of a host's initial report of membership in a group. Default: 10 seconds.“

RoCEv2

Bug Number Notes
1801
No traffic seen for low TPUT objective, transactions not getting succeeded.
1876
Data read/write length on wire is not exactly equal with user configured RDMA command buffer length
1929
It is taking longer time to update RDMA Write Failed Stat if Max RDMA Payload length is less than RDMA Command Payload length
1939
Mode switch between 100GE and 25GE is not supported.

User Management

Bug Number Notes
3255
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.