Ixia Software Release Notes
IxNetwork 9.01 Update 1
Build Number: 9.01.2002.80 (June 5, 2020)



About This Release

IxNetwork 9.01 Update 1 is an update release on top of IxNetwork 9.01. 
This release is focused on enhancing static MACsec test solution with added MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) protocol emulation and XPN (Extended Packet Number) support.
For a complete listing of all the new features included in this release, please refer to the 'What is New' section.

Application Compatibility

As an update release, IxNetwork 9.01 Update 1 has the same compatibility as that of IxNetwork 9.01 release. For IxNetwork 9.01 Update 1, use 1.8.31911.33 version of Wireshark. For additional product compatibility information, refer to the following online utility on Ixia's website. You must provide your Ixia account credentials to access the Ixia website. http://www.ixiacom.com/support-overview/product-support/product-compatibility-matrix

User Authentication

Starting with version 8.10EA, users of IxNetwork applications are required to authenticate when starting the applications' user interfaces, using an e-mail based authentication mechanism. 
A login window is presented when a user starts IxNetwork and the user will need to enter the registered e-mail address and the associated password. 
 
First time users need to create a new account, which can be done online at login.ixiacom.com; 
this link is available on the login window. A new account can be used only after the user verifies the e-mail address by opening the link in the verification e-mail received from  "Ixia Identity". 
If the client machine running IxNetwork is offline, a token is required to sign in; the token is a binary file, that can be obtained by signing in at 
login.ixiacom.com from a computer with Internet access and downloading the Offline Authentication Token. 
 
Note: When signing in, or managing the account in a web browser, always confirm that you are doing so over a secure connection. Ixia does not ask for user name, password or other personal information via email. 
 
Privacy Matters: 
To improve the experience for customers and the quality of Ixia's products, data may be collected and stored by Ixia. 
This typically includes data about the product usage and environment (such as operating system, browser, language), and personal data such as user name, email and IP addresses. 
Only Ixia's IT, project managers and marketing worldwide will have access to this data. 
When you first sign in to either application, you will be asked to consent to such data collection and use, and to the data transfer to Ixia in the United States. 
You may withdraw your consent at any time and for any reason. Please refer to our privacy policy for more information and opt-out possibility (available at https://www.ixiacom.com/privacy-policy)

 

Licensing

IxNetwork requires that a license for its use be installed for each chassis used by IxNetwork. That license may be installed on each chassis or on a  server on your network, referred to as the central license server.

For more information about the new IxLicensing system, please refer to the "Ixia Licensing Management User Guide" provided with the Ixia software, or downloadable from the Ixia web site: http://www.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 support@ixiacom.com.
 

Installation Notes

  

To install this update, you must have the IxNetwork 9.01 'client' component installed on the user workstation where the IxNetwork GUI will be run.

IxNetwork update notifications are available through Ixia Update Manager.
Select and apply the update to the existing IxNetwork 9.01 or download the update installer for manually installing the updates at a later time.

Installed updates are visible under control panel -> installed updates for IxNetwork 9.01 

Refer to the following notes to rectify the problems that may arise during installation.
  
NOTE: During installation of an update, if the Update Manager status does not change even after several minutes or if the update fails to install, then restart the system and reinstall the update. 
      
NOTE: Once an update is installed, it disappears from the Update Manager until it is manually uninstalled from the control panel.
      
Please contact Ixia customer support for upgrades if needed.

IxNetwork Web Edition

1. IxNetwork Web Edition supports IxNetwork web based user interface, QuickTest and API Browser. 2. IxNetwork Web Edition can be installed on VM (ESXi and KVM), Native IxOS chassis. 3. IxNetwork Web Edition software (OVA, QCOW2, Docker, and HSL package) are available as downloads from the Ixia website.
IxNetwork Web Edition OS Network Storage
ESXi OVA ESXi 6.0 Update 2 or ESXi 6.5 (64 bit only) VMXNET3 128 GB
KVM QCOW2 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or CentOS 7.6.1810 (64 bit only) virtio 128 GB
Docker Ubuntu 18.04 LTS or CentOS 7.6.1810 (64 bit only) Promiscuous mode enabled 128 GB
Application IxNetwork Web Edition
Google Chrome 75 or newer
Mozilla Firefox 70 or newer
Microsoft Edge 44.17763.1.0 or newer
Apple Safari 12.1.1 or newer

IxNetwork Web Edition can be installed on VMWARE ESXI6.0, or ESXI6.5 via the provided OVA

1. Deploy IxNetwork Web Edition OVA directly on VMWARE ESXI server. 2. Start the deployed VM. 3. Get connected to the link displayed on the console screen (from the browser). 4. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin 5. To start the QuickTest session manually, click "New Test". 6. To start the IxNetwork API Server session manually, click "New API Server". 7. To start scripting, click "Download a client". 8. Make sure that all dependencies are installed before starting scripting. 9. Click on package downloads for the corresponding language. 10. Sample codes are given for each language and follow the steps.

IxNetwork Web Edition can be installed on KVM via the provided QCOW2 image

Note: IxNetwork Web Edition is supported on KVM with CentOS and Ubuntu Distributions. 1. Deploy QuickTest Web Edition QCOW2 in KVM/Virtual Machine Manager 2. Start the deployed VM. 3. Get connected to the link displayed in the console screen (from the browser). 4. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin 5. To start QuickTest session manually, click "New Test". 6. To start IxNetwork API Server session manually, click "New API Server". 7. To start scripting, click "Download a client". 8. Make sure that all dependencies are installed before starting scripting. 9. Click on package downloads for the corresponding language. 10. Sample codes are given for each language and follow the steps.

IxNetwork Web Edition can be deployed as a Docker container via the provided image

Note: IxNetwork Web Edition is supported as Docker container with CentOS and Ubuntu Distributions. 1. Copy the .tar file on the host 2. Please make sure that the following will have promiscuous enabled: - network adapter from the host (CentOS/Ubuntu) or the virtual switch - the interface of the CentOS/Ubuntu 3. Load the image to docker: docker load -i </path/to/tar/file> 4. Create the macvlan bridge to be used by IxNetwork Web Edition: docker network create -d macvlan -o parent=<interface> --subnet <subnet> --gateway=<gateway> <bridge_name> 5. Deploy the IxNetwork Web Edition container using the following command: a. When using MAC VLAN BRIDGE: docker run --net <BRIDGE NAME> \ --ip <CONTAINER IP> \ --hostname <HOSTNAME> \ --name <CONTAINER NAME> \ --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN \ --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \ -i -d \ -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup \ <IMAGE NAME> b. When using HTTPS on a specific external port and host IP: docker run \ - p <EXTERNAL PORT>:443 \ --cap-add=SYS_ADMIN \ --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \ -i -d \ -v /sys/fs/cgroup:/sys/fs/cgroup \ <IMAGE NAME> 6. Open up a browser and connect to the configured IP. 7. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin 8. To start QuickTest session manually, click "New Test". 9. To start IxNetwork API Server session manually, click "New API Server". 10. To start scripting, click "Download a client". 11. Make sure that all dependencies are installed before starting scripting. 12. Click on package downloads for corresponding language. 13. Sample codes are given for each language and follow the steps. 14. Optional mapping of configuration files, results and settings to external folders on host add the following parameters to the command: -v <HOST CONFIGS LOCATION>:/root/.local/share/Ixia/sdmStreamManager/common \ -v <HOST RESULTSLOCATION>:/root/.local/share/Ixia/IxNetwork/data/result \ -v <HOST SETTINGS LOCATION>:/root/.local/share/IXIA/IxNetwork.Globals \ * The ip parameter assigns a specific IP to the container ** Name and Hostname are optional parameters

IxNetwork Web Edition can be installed on HSL/SDL/AresONE/Novus ONE chassis

1. Connect to XGS12-HSL/XGS2-HSL/XGS12-SDL/XGS2-SDL/AresONE/Novus ONE chassis. 2. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin 3. Go to Administration - IxNetwork Web Edition screen. 4. Click on "Manual Updates" and point to IxNetwork Web Edition HSL package file. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installer.

IxNetwork Web Edition can be installed on VE Chassis

1. Connect to VE chassis. 2. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin 3. Click on the Install New Application button. 4. Click on "Browse" and point to the IxNetwork Web Edition package file. 5. Follow the on-screen instructions provided by the installer. Notes: - The first time IxNetwork Web Edition is installed on the VE Chassis the installation will take longer due to the installation of dependencies - The VE Chassis virtual machine must be provisioned with at least 4 vCPUs / 8 GB RAM for the install to be complete, IxNetwork Web Edition will use half of the provisioned resources - The vdisk size will have to be increased to at least 40GB to make room for the test results - The disk drive performance can influence the application performance, having a faster drive will provide the best results

Display Requirements

Recommended screen resolution: 1920 x 1080 If a display device with high resolution is used, it is recommended to change the text size to 100% from the display settings of the operating system for best usability experience. For Microsoft Windows 10 operating system: It is recommended to update at least to Windows 10 April 2018 Update release for best usability experience.

Tcl/Perl/Python/Ruby/REST Support for Client Applications

Please refer to the IxNetwork documentation for guidance on its usage.

How to Report Problems

Ixia Headquarters

+1 877 367 4942 - Toll-free North America
+1 818 871 1800 - Outside North America
+1.818.871.1805 - Fax
www.ixiacom.com/contact/info

Support

Global Support +1 818 595 2599

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+400 898 0598

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Hong Kong +852-30084465

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Korea Office +82 2 3461 0095

support-korea@ixiacom.com

Singapore Office +65-6215-7700

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Taiwan (local toll-free number) 00801856991

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Additional Documentation

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 IxNetwork

9.01 Update 1 Features

Encryption
Static MACsec emulation now supports dynamic key configuration using MACsec Key Agreement (MKA) protocol.
Static MACsec emulation now supports GCM-AES-XPN-128 and GCM-AES-XPN-256 cipher suites in Static Key mode.
Static MACsec emulation now supports non-default confidentiality offset from 0-64 for Stateless traffic in Static Key Mode.
Static MACsec emulation now supports negative test controls for Stateful L4-7 traffic mode.


Known Issue List

Encryption

Bug Number Notes
1539333 If the MAC addresses of emulated MACsec devices and non-MACsec devices have same last three octets, the traffic from non-MACsec device will not be sent.
1539487 If the last 3 bytes of multicast Destination MAC (eg. 01-80-C2-00-00-03) matches with the MACsec MAC address configuration, the MKA packets will be dropped and the CA may become unstable.
1539533 MKA may not function properly if the MKPDU size exceeds the MTU size of the interface.
1539878 There may be issues in getting protocol statistics for a device if it has more than 50 Rx SCs (Secure Channels).
1541167 In case of XPN Cipher mode, the Wireshark decryption will fail in Rekey scenario, if a duplicate {SAK, Salt} value pair is configured for a MACsec device.
1541390 To bring up more than 100 emulated MACsec devices with MKA, the device start rate should be 20 devices per sec. The device start rate can be controlled under "Protocol Options -] Static MACsec" accessible from the top ribbon.


Resolved Defect List