Ixia Software Release Notes
HLT API 4.98 GA
Build Number: 4.98.122.XXX (September XXX, 2015)
HLTAPI 4.98 GA is a "General Availability" release.
It is a full-featured, fully-supported HLTAPI release, that may be used in
a production environment, when new features and/or hardware support are required.
Please see the "What's New" section below for more information.
| env(IXIA_VERSION) |
HLT |
IxOS |
IxRouter |
IxNetwork |
IxLoad |
| HLTSET179 |
4.98 GA |
6.91 EA |
N/A |
7.51 EA (P) |
N/A |
| HLTSET180 |
4.98 GA |
6.91 EA |
N/A |
7.51 EA (N) |
N/A |
| HLTSET181 |
4.98 GA |
6.91 EA |
N/A |
7.51 EA (NO) |
N/A |
| HLTSET182 |
4.98 GA |
6.91 EA |
N/A |
7.51 EA (P2NO) |
N/A |
Note: Based on the HLTSET, HLT loads different sets of APIs as described below:
- *P-Loads:
o IxOS (tclHal API)
o IxTclProtocols
- *N-Loads:
o IxOS (tclHal API)
o IxTclNetwork
- *NO-Loads:
o IxTclNetwork (only; without IxTclHal)
- *P2NO-Loads:
o If -ixnetwork_tcl_server parameter is NOT provided in ::ixia::connect (same as *P)
+ IxOS (tclHal API)
+ IxTclProtocols
o If -ixnetwork_tcl_server parameter is provided in ::ixia::connect (same as *NO)
+IxTclNetwork (only; without IxTclHal)
The default setting for env(IXIA_VERSION) is the latest HLTSET___ value, if the
value is not set. If the value is set to an IxOS major.minor version, then the
largest HLTSET list that corresponds to that IxOS version is used.
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
IxNetwork API Notes
HLT will be supporting both of the Tcl APIs that can be run via IxNetwork. To
determine which one you will use, the HLTSET values for IxNetwork have been
enhanced. You will now see either a P (IxTclProtocol, old API path) or a
N (IxTclNetwork, new API path) after the IxNetwork version in the HLTSET.
Previous Release Notes
Please visit the HLT API support web page for the Release Notes of previous HLTAPI versions.
Installing on HLT API Windows
HLT API now ships with a windows installation program. To install, simply execute
HLTAPI_4.98_GA.exe.
Installing platform independent HLT API
The package is in a ZIP file named: ixia_hlt_api_4.98_GA.tar.gz
This compressed TAR file contains all the libraries and utilities to call the
Ixia package.
Copy all directories and files from the zip or tar file into the /lib directory
of your platform (Unix/Linux/Windows). Verify that the installed environment has
a pointer to where the package files live. You will also need the IxOS and IxNetwork
platform independent libraries (please refer to IxOS and IxNetwork docs for installation
instructions)
The library procs may be accessed via the command "package require Ixia".
Native RedHat/Cent OS installers of HLT API
In this release, native installers are available for Red Hat and Cent OS Linux.
These installers include Tcl 8.5, Python 2.7 and Perl 5.18.1.
For Perl, we include Active State Perl 5.18.1.1800 version patched for TclX package inclusion
(which is broken in the Active State Perl release).
A symlink will be added to the /usr/bin folder called "ixiaperl". This symlink will
refer to our latest installed version so you can run perl scripts using the "ixiaperl" command.
Perl symlink of other Perl distributions will not be changed.
Similar to Perl, we are adding a symlink for Python, called "ixiapython", which will point to latest
Ixia Python installation.
Tcl/Tk Support for Client Applications
Installation of Tcl Server is required to support execution of UNIX-based legacy
Tcl scripts.
For UNIX-based IxNetwork API (new) Tcl scripting, it utilizes an IxNetwork GUI
client started in Tcl Server mode as well as the Tcl Server. Please refer to
the IxNetwork documentation for guidance on its usage.
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4.98 GA Features
Please visit the HLT API support web page for more information on known issues related to this release.
An Ixia website account is required before accessing.