Ixia Software Release Notes
IxNetwork 9.10 Update 4
Build Number: 9.10.2011.297 (November, 2021)
IxNetwork 9.10 Update 4 is an update release on top of IxNetwork 9.10.
For a complete list of all the new features included in this release, please refer to the 'What's New' section below.
Application Compatibility
As an update release, IxNetwork 9.10 Update 4 has the same compatibility as that of IxNetwork 9.10 release.
For IxNetwork 9.10 Update 4, use 1.8.32120.36 version of Wireshark.
For Protocol Wizards, we need Windows 10 or higher as the client operating system.
Installation procedure for Classic Protocols
Note: The following installers are only relevant if you want to use classic protocols.
The installers are available in the "IxNetwork Classic Protocol Installers" section of the support page at https://support.ixiacom.com
1. For Windows client, use "Client Installer (Windows)".
2. For Windows chassis, use "Chassis Installer (Windows)".
3. For Native IxOS chassis, use "Chassis Installer (Native IxOS)".
4. No additional installer is needed for IxNetwork VE.
Starting with version 8.10 EA, you must provide your credentials while starting the IxNetwork User Interfaces.
The credentials are validated using an e-mail based authentication mechanism. For details see Start IxNetwork section in the IxNetwork Getting Started Guide.
You must create an account before you start using IxNetwork. Select the Create new account option on the login page available at: login.ixiacom.com and enter your details.
You will receive an email. You can use the new account only after you verify the email 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 to 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)
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.ix@keysight.com.
To install this update, you must have the IxNetwork 9.10 '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 9.10 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 9.10
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. Make sure the interface has promiscous mode enabled
3. Decompress the .tar file: tar xjf <file.tar.bz2>
4. Load the image to docker: docker load -i </path/to/tar/file>
5. 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>
6. 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>
7. Open up a browser and connect to the configured IP.
8. Log in with credentials username: admin and password: admin
9. To start QuickTest session manually, click "New Test".
10. To start IxNetwork API Server session manually, click "New API Server".
11. To start scripting, click "Download a client".
12. Make sure that all dependencies are installed before starting scripting.
13. Click on package downloads for corresponding language.
14. Sample codes are given for each language and follow the steps.
15. 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
***Docker containers need sufficient space on the host, if not the sessions will not start
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.
Please refer to the IxNetwork documentation for guidance on its usage.
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9.10 Update 4 Features
| Routing/Switching/MPLS |
| NGPF BGP Layer 3 VPN emulation now supports Per-VRF learned information. |
| SDN |
| IxNetwork now supports vBRAS CP emulation (as per CMCC standards) with CUSP as control interface, VXLAN GPE as service interface, and NETCONF as management interface on both HW and VE ports. |
| IxNetwork now supports vBRAS UP emulation (as per CMCC standards) with CUSP as control interface and VXLAN GPE as service interface on both HW and VE ports. This feature is of beta quality. |
| BGP SR-TE policy emulation now supports new sub-TLVs of SRv6 binding SID, reverse binding SID and policy candidate path. |
| Ping and Traceroute OAM functionalities are introduced for SRv6 and G-SRv6. |
| PCEP emulation is now enhanced with the capability to save the last PCUpdate parameters of learned Sync LSPs. User can now send triggered PCUpdate without reconfigure if the same Sync LSP is learned next time. |
| Netconf server emulation is enhanced to respond to any user-defined RPC request. |
| BGP-LS extensions are introduced for Segment Routing v6 Egress Peer Engineering (SRv6 EPE) and G-SRv6 EPE. |
| IxNetwork now supports BFD for EVPN VXLAN over management VNI 0 with destination MAC address FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF. |
SDN
| Bug Number |
Notes |
| 17653 |
SRv6/GSRv6 ping and traceroute functionalities are not supported in IxNetwork VE virtual ports. |
Access
| Bug Number |
Notes |
| 3209 |
Update requests for DHCPv6 clients are being sent by taking configurations from the PPPoE subscriber pool for DHCPv6 clients of the same stack as that of PPPoE. If PPPoE subscriber pool is disabled, the configurations are taken from the DHCP subscriber pool for the same. |
High Level API
| Bug Number |
Notes |
| 14887 |
ISIS network group config did not get created with HLTAPI. |