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Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 Contacting Us Keysight headquarters 1400 Fountaingrove Parkway Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1738 www.ixiacom.com/contact/info Support Global Support +1 818 595 2599 support@ixiacom.com Regional and local support contacts: APAC Support +91 80 4939 6410 support@ixiacom.com Australia +61-742434942 support@ixiacom.com EMEA Support +40 21 301 5699 support-emea@ixiacom.com...
Documentation conventions Documentation conventions The following documentation conventions are used in this guide: Describing interactions with the UI You can interact with products by using different input methods: keyboard, mouse, touch, and more. So in most parts of the user documentation, generic verbs have been used that work with any input method.
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Product overview Welcome to the Keysight M4100/APS-ONE-100 (APS System) Documentation. An APS System provides next-generation ultra-high-performance Layer 4 - Layer 7 application and security testing, TLS support and 100G Interfaces. Industry-proven BreakingPoint (BPS) is the user interface application.
Chapter 2 Related documentation HAPTER Related documentation The latest documentation for each release can be found on the Ixia Support website Documentation Description APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 Provides information about new features, resolved customer Release Notes issues, known defects and workarounds (if available). APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 This guide describes the commands that make up the command- CLI Reference Guide...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Unpacking and inspection Carefully unpack the APS System components. Each node that is described below is shipped in its own box. 1 Management Node (APS-M1010) A 1U Management Server 2 power cords 2 tool-less rackmount slide rails...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Rack mounting Follow the listed procedure to rack mount the APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 chassis. 1. Pull the inner rail out of the slide rail until it clicks. 2. Detach the inner rail completely from the slide rail by pulling the white tab forward.
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Chapter 4 Rack mounting 5. Continue installing the outer rail bracket to the mounting frame. Attach the outer rail assembling to the frame and press the bracket to form a rack on both ends. Repeat to fully mount the bracket assembly on the other side. –...
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Chapter 4 Rack mounting 6. Pull out the middle channel until the ball bearing retainer is locked forward. Verify ball bearing retainer is locked forward. – 11 –...
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Chapter 4 Rack mounting 7. Slide the release tab and push barebone into rack. Make sure the barebone is completely installed onto the rack. 8. Repeat this procedure until all components are rack mounted. – 12 –...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Front panel indicators Item Description Power button Power status LED indicator Drive activity LED indicator LAN LED indicator System alert LED indicator System reset LED indicator Reset button Luggage tag Shown on the preceding chassis image 2 x USB 3.0 Type a port Shown on the preceding chassis image The luggage tag can be pulled out from its recessed position (as shown in the following image).
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Chapter 5 Front panel indicators – 14 –...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Management Node and Compute Node ports and connectivity Management Node (APS-M1010) RJ-45 Ports 1 -10 (white): Ports that are used to connect and manage Compute Nodes Ports 1 – 10 correspond with slots 2 – 11 in the BPS user interface. For example, a Compute Node connected to port 4 will be managed on slot 5 in the BPS UI.
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Chapter 6 Management Node and Compute Node ports and connectivity Ports and connectors that are not described may be available for use in a future release. – 16 –...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Connect power to the Management Node and Compute Nodes 1. Connect supplied power cords into the power cord sockets of the APS System chassis. 2. Plug the power cords into appropriate power receptacles. Note the following power specifications:...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Accessing the BreakingPoint user interface This procedure assumes that your MN network has a DNS and DHCP server. If not, please configure a static IP address as described in the IP Configuration using KCOS CLI section. Then proceed to step 2 shown below.
Chapter 8 Accessing the BreakingPoint user interface IP Configuration using the KCOS CLI 1. Connect to the MN server: a. Connect to the micro-usb serial interface at the back of the MN (baud:115200, data bits: 8, stop bits 1, parity: None, flow control: XON/XOFF). b.
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Chapter 8 Accessing the BreakingPoint user interface The local network should not be in the subnet 192.168.0.0/24 which is used for internal communication. 6. Optionally, to configure additional IP settings/troubleshoot connectivity issues, you may want to run the following IP configuration commands: a.
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Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Getting Started with the BPS user interface Open a new BPS session 1. Log in to BPS as described in Accessing the BreakingPoint user interface .The BPS dashboard will display. 2. Select the New Session button under the BreakingPoint icon.
Chapter 9 Getting Started with the BPS user interface Access the BPS Device manager and reserve ports for testing 1. Access the Device Manager in BPS. The connected Compute Nodes should be visible. After the management node has booted up KCOS (Keysight Cluster Operating System) and initialized, the Compute Nodes that are connected to the backplane ports should automatically be powered on and registered to the current cluster.
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Connect DUTs for testing Each Compute Node supports up to two 100GE active ports for testing as shown in the following diagram. Please connect ports 1 and 3 on each compute node QSFP28 interface to run emulated traffic.
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER Add BPS-ATI licenses From the Device Manager access: Control Center > Administration > Licensing . Import the license files corresponding to the Compute Nodes that will be used. – 25 –...
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 HAPTER How to install software packages Before upgrading, creating a snapshot is recommended. To create a snapshot of the current Management Node state, run the following from the admin command line: kcos snapshot create <alphanumerical name of snapshot>...
Chapter 13 Sample KCOS debug commands HAPTER Sample KCOS debug commands This section lists KCOS commands that allow you to debug issues you may encounter with your APS System. Check Compute Node connectivity 1. Connect to your APS System Management Node using SSH and log in with admin/admin. 2.
Ixia APS-M1010/APS-ONE-100 PPENDIX Safety information Before setting up and using the unit, read all of the safety information in this section and take all necessary measures to ensure your safety. Safety symbols – 28 –...
Appendix A Safety information Safety symbols This is the safety alert symbol: . It is used to indicate a hazard. Specific keywords and additional graphical representations are used to explain the specific nature of each hazard. The following table describes the safety warning and equipment damage icons and textual conventions used in this document.
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