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These Release Notes are for all Spirent TestCenter software Base Packages, Test Packages andhardware.

Click on any link in the table below to jump directly to a subject section.

Section Description

New Features Lists the new features available in SpirentTestCenter’s Base and Test Packages

Known Issues Lists the known issues that are in thisrelease of Spirent TestCenter’s Base andTest Packages

ProductObsolescence

List of Spirent modules that are notsupported in this release

TransceiverSupport

Support and use of Spirent qualifiedtransceivers

SystemRequirements

Lists the hardware and softwarerequirements for running SpirentTestCenter software applications.

InstallationInstructions

Contains the instructions to install theSpirent TestCenter application

Documentation Introduces Spirent TestCenterdocumentation and specifies online helpfile system requirements.

Contacting SpirentCommunications

Provides information on how to contactSpirent Communications for technicalsupport.

Spirent TestCenter 4.49 Software and

Hardware Release Notes


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Spirent TestCenter 4.49 Software and Hardware Release Notes

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New Products and Features

Hardware

*NEW* Spir ent MX2 and FX2 Test Modu les: MX2-100GO-P4, FX2-100GO-P4

Industry’s highest protocol scaling 100G (4 CFP2 interfaces) test module. Extreme 100GE optical interface support

Native CFP2 interfaces

Support for CFP4 with Spirent’s ACC-6091A (CFP2 to CFP4) adapter

Support for QSFP28 with Spirent’s ACC-6094A (CFP2 to QSFP28) adapter New features for this release include:

Ability to enable and disable the Forward Error Correction (FEC).

Add Manual mode support for CFP2-CFP4 adapter with CR4/SR4/LR4 modes, and CFP2-QSFP28 adapter with CR4/SR4/LR4 modes.

Identify/ configure the CFP2-CFP4 & CFP2-QSFP28 adapters independent of the transceivertype or presence status.

Set signal pre/de-emphasis to zero for all CFP4 SR and LR Transceivers

*NEW* Firmware update for Spiren t DX2 Test Modules : DX2-100G-P4, DX2-

100GO-P4, DX2-40G-Q24, DX2-40GO-Q24, DX2-40G-Q8, DX2-40GO-Q8

Industry’s best value for 100GE and 40GE testing has been updated with new per-stream statistics:

Advanced sequencing for real-time loss and sequence measurements

Jitter (Beta)

For 100GE and 40GE modes only


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Software

BPK-1193A — OpenFlow Con trol ler Base Package New features for this release include:

IP Address Subnet Mask Setting in Custom Flows Write Meta Data in Custom Flows


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Subscr iber Roaming – DHCP INIT-Reboo t

*NEW* BPK -1197A DHCP INIT-Reboo t B ase Package

[Requires B PK-1077A/B DHCP]

Emulate roaming of mobile subscribers (UE mobile device) from one location to another.

Subscribers can move to a new Access Point (AP) with new L2GGRE tunnel or new wireless

SSID (VlAN ID) and retain the same IP Address as long as lease is still valid

When a subscriber roams to new AP or SSID, it switches to INIT-Reboot state and sends out

a DHCP a Reboot command to DHCP Server to verify its lease and retain IP address.


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BGP Scale with Router Blocks

*New* BPK -1196A BGP Perform ance Base Package

[Requires BPK-1004A/B Unicast Routing ]

Support for high scale and performance BGP session testing

Significant improvement on time to test including config setup, apply time, load time, wizard

setup.

Router Block support for IPv4 and IPv6 BGP sessions

Faster internet route table import with router block

Results at block level with drill down capability using Intelligent Result queries.

Coming soon - Extreme scale with multi-core


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PCE-P Traffic Engineering on Segment Routing Networks

BPK -1315A PCE-P Contro l ler(PCE) Base Package

BPK -1316A PCE-P Client(PCC) Bas e Package

SPK-1130A PCE-P Con trol ler(PCE) and Client(PCC) Solution PackageTestSolut ion Bundle

[ Includ es: BPK-1015A PCE-P PCE and B PK-1316A PCE-P PCC]

[Requires BPK -1004A/B Unicast Rou ting, BPK -1006A/B MPLS]

Enables Stateful PCE Controller to compute and initiate LSP Traffic Engineering(TE) paths (EROs) in Segment Routing(SR) Networks (draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-

routing-03)

And enables PCC to request LSP TE paths in SR networks

Added support for SR ERO Objects with SID Node & Adjacency with SR Labels

Added support for SR RRO Objects

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-sivabalan-pce-segment-routing-03


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Segment Routing Transport Services

BPK -1317A Segm ent Routin g for OSPF Base Package

BPK -1318A Segment Rou ting fo r ISIS Base Package

SPK-1131A Segment Rou ting fo r OSPF & ISIS Test Solu tion Bund le[ Includ es: BPK -1017A SR OSPF and BPK-1318ASR ISIS ]

[Requires BPK-1004A/B Unicast Routing ]

Segment Routing now supports transport traffic over ISIS SR and OSPFv2 SR tunnels using

“Next-Hop Lookup” option in Traffic Binding. This allows the following transport over SR

tunnels -

o Inter-Area and External domain routes,

o BGP IPv4 or IPv6 routes &

o OSPFv3 IPv6 routes or ISIS IPv6 routes


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L2VPN and L3VPN services over SR OSPFv2 or SR ISIS. MPLS VPN wizards have been

updated to support MPLS tunnels with SR. User can select OSPFv2 SR or ISIS SR for MPLS

core traffic binding. LDP or RSVP-TE protocols are no longer for MPLS Core transport.


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LDP IPv6 version2 & Custom PDU

BPK -1006A/B MPLS (LDP) Base Package

BPK -1313A LDP for IPv6 Base Package

Added support for LDP version2 for IPv6 (draft-pdutta-mpls-ldp-v2-00). Includes support for

128-bit LSR ID for IPv6 LDP Hello.

LDP Custom PDU support. This enables user to send out any Custom PDU in Hex format at

any time after the LDP session is UP. Allows for negative testing as well as functional testingof new features.

http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pdutta-mpls-ldp-v2-00http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pdutta-mpls-ldp-v2-00http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pdutta-mpls-ldp-v2-00http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-pdutta-mpls-ldp-v2-00


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BGP Enhancements

BPK -1004A/B Unicast Routin g (BGP) Base Package

Use BGP IPv6 Router ID to initiate sessions

BGP now supports route Update without initial Withdraw on attribute change. This is available

as a Global selectable option. When this option is enabled the user can update route attributes

with a single Update (MP-REACH) when NLRI is not changed. Initial withdraw (Update with

MP-UNREACH) is not sent. This prevents any interruption to traffic forwarding. If NLRI is also

changed, Withdraw (Update with MP-UNREACH) will be sent first.


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Internet Route-Table Import now supports import of Metric & Community Attributes. This is

supported for all route formats including Cisco, Juniper and ALU. It is supported for both

Normal and Fast Route Imports


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L2TP with Multiple LNS and dual stack LNS

BPK -1012A/B L2TP Base Package

Supports emulation of multiple LNS per port including dual-stack LNS on a single port.


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LAG Profiles for 40G – MX2-40G-Q3

BPK-1312A LAG Emu lat ion (Port Group ing) Base Package

[Requires BPK -1015A LACP]

SPK-1200 Lin k Ag gregation (LAG) Test Solution Package

[ Includes: BPK -1015A LACP and BPK -1312A LAG Emu lation ]

LAG profiles for MX2-40G-Q3 to support multi-port LAG combinations for 40G and 10G.

Profiles supported for MX2-40G-Q3 module

o STC-40G-PortGroup-1X2-Port : 1 X 2-port 40G or 1 X 8-port 10G

o STC-40G-PortGroup-1X2-Port: 1 X 3-port 40G or 1 X 12-port 10G

Coming soon – LAG Profiles for 40G/10G (FX2-40G-Q5) and 100G/40G/10G (MX2/FX2/DX2-

100G-P4, MX/FX-100G-P2, MX/FX-100G-F2)


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Known Issues

Hardware

Problems that result in a major loss of chassis functionality or a system crash are listed below.

Common to al l Chassis

It is important to follow proper environmental procedures when using any Spirent TestCenter chassis.

Please make sure that al l empty slots are covered with slot covers – ACC-2008B or ACC-2010A (for

the SPT-11U and SPT-3U chassis) or ACC-2022A (f or the SPT-N11U and SPT-N4U chassis).

SPT-11U (and SPT-3U Chass is)

The power button in the front of the SPT-11U and SPT-3U chassis works a little differently than it

does on the SPT-9000A or SPT-2U. On the SPT-9000A or SPT-2U you simply press the button and

walk away. The chassis, after a short delay, starts to shut down. On the SPT-11U and SPT-3U you

must hold the button down for about 5 seconds waiting for the status LED to turn amber. Do notrelease it until it turns red. Once it does you can release it and walk away. The chassis will

gracefully shut down. If you release it early the chassis will keep running normally.

SPT-N11U (and SPT-N4U Chass is)

The power button in the front of the SPT-N11U works differently than the power button on the

SPT-11U. On the SPT-N11U a simple push and release of the power button initiates a graceful

shutdown. If you need to force a shutdown you push the power button and hold it for five

seconds. Please note the difference because the procedure to gracefully shut down the SPT-11U

chassis will cause a forced shutdown of the SPT-N11U chassis.

On the control module is an Ethernet RJ-45 port labeled “1588.” This port is only supported with

revision B chassis controllers.

NTP is only supported with revision B chassis controllers.

IPv6 is not supported on the controller hardware in this release.

When you initially power up the chassis the fans do not come on. This is normal. The fans are

not required to boot the system control module. Once the control module has booted the test

modules are turned on. At this time the fans are also turned on to cool them.

When creating a time synchronization chain involving multiple chassis you must first cable thechassis together and then reboot the entire system. If you change the synchronization status of a

chassis (from master to slave for example) you must reboot the chassis.

When connecting chassis in a synch-chain, the time synchronization topology takes a long time to

be displayed in the Spirent TestCenter software.


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Spirent C1 and Other App l iances

Upgrading from release 4.39 or earlier to release 4.40 or later requires a system re-image. Once

the system is re-imaged, subsequent installs of 4.40 or later will not require a re-image.

GUI download feature from the C1 is not supported as it is on the chassis

10GE Spirent TestCenter control plane traffic is limited to frames of 4095 bytes or less in length.

C1 with NIC-33 does not consistently operate in half-duplex mode

CR #2179531351. Systems with NIC-33 (4x1G copper) can take upwards of 30 minutes to boot.

WAIT FOR THE SYSTEM TO COMPLETE THE BOOT PROCESS before power cycling or

unplugging the power. The boot time can be sped up by using a console to hit the carriage return

at the point the cursor is blinking.

CR #2179767971. The dual NIC C1-KIT-03-STC and C1-KIT-03-STC-ALL kits are Spirent

TestCenter only. These are shown as SPT-C1-7 in the GUI. APPLYING THE L4L7 TEST

PACKAGE TO THIS CONFIG WILL CORRUPT THE HARD DRIVE OF THE SYSTEMAND REQUIRE RE-IMAGING TO RECOVER THE APPLIANCE.

FX2-40G-Qx, FX2-10G-Qx, MX2-40G-Qx, MX2-10G-Qx

CR #2169633025. Cards running in 10G per-port reservation mode may fail to synch with the

chassis backplane. Reboot the affected modules to regain synch.

MX-10G-SX

Replaying a large video file may result in a low memory issue and cause the port to go down.

DX2-40G-Q8, DX2-40GO-Q8, DX2-10G-Q8

A port may drop link under constant regression testing. The work around is to reboot the port.

CR #918976824. Some large stream count tests may result in stream counts that are off by 1

frame

DX2-40G-Q8, DX2-40GO-Q8, DX2-10G-Q8 rev . B

CR #967564262. Applying a new ppm value may cause a link flap and FCS errors.

Some large stream count tests may result in stream counts that are off by 1 frame

Performing 40G to 10G and 10G to 40G speed switching may cause some ports to go offline.

Reboot the test module to recover the ports.


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FX/MX-10G-Cx

Please download the latest Product Alert for Spirent TestCenter Power and Cooling for important

information about known power and cooling limitations.

Only 8 MX-10G-C8 modules are supported in SPT-11U

Do not place a MX-10G-C8 module in slot 6 or in slot 10 of an SPT-11U chassis

PPM adjustment is only supported on a test-module basis. All ports must be reserved to adjust the

PPM on any of them. If a port is released the entire module will revert back to 0 PPM.

When using the API the port may not be configured to simultaneously advertise the ability to link

at 10Gbps and 1Gbps. This limitation does not apply to a test configured from the GUI.

FX/MX-100G-F2, FX/MX-100G-F1, FX/MX-100GO-F2, FX/MX-100GO-F1, FX/MX-

40G-F2 and FX/MX-40G-F1

40GBASE-CR4 and 100GBASE-CR10 auto-negotiation is not supported. Workaround: Disable

auto-negotiation on the device under test.

Interface Manual mode for Cisco 40G QSFP+ optics has the following characteristics:

The settings for this mode will be applied to all ports on a module

Switching into and out of this mode requires a reboot of the module and can take up to 10

minutes

The first apply of settings after reserving a module in this mode will take up to 40s for link to

stabilize before testing can begin.

MX2-100GO-P4

Individual Port Group Reset is not supported on Colossus MX2. If attempted, the entire test

module will reboot. This is expected to be fixed in the next release.

CR2257576981 issue on cut through channel severely limits performance for control plane

packets. In certain circumstances throughput will degrade as the test progresses.

ACC-6094A

AN (CR4 Auto-Negotiation) has not been tested or verified on QSFP28. Awaiting availabilityof supported vendor optics and cables.

CV-10G-S8

The CV module will default the PFC settings on. This default will consume more memory on the

port itself and could impact some of the advertised scalability numbers for the control-plane

emulation protocols. Workaround: When creating a new configuration, on the Port Setup’s “PFC

Measurement” tab, disable all the “Priority Enabled” Queues. Take the port offline and then

bring it back online. This will clear the PFC information running on the port and free up memory

to run non PFC tests.


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DX-10G-S32

Revision B hardware does not properly control the Link LED while in 1G mode. Link is properly

indicated in the GUI. The hardware revision can be viewed in the GUI using the

ToolsEquipment InformationTest Module view and by scrolling to the “Hardware Version”

column at the far right.

Changing speed to 1G while PPM adjust = 100, a validation error is thrown and PPM adjust is

greyed out but the ports are still in 10G. Cannot change speed when PPM adjust is not set to 0. To

recover, change the speed to 10G and apply - PPM adjust should default to 0, and then change

speed to 1G.

Revision C hardware does not support the Out of Memory daemon in this release. Testers will not

receive a warning if the module is low on memory. Please pay attention not to exceed the

supported scale metrics.

Miscel laneous Known Issues

Please download the latest Product Alert for Spirent TestCenter Power and Cooling for important

information about known power and cooling limitations.


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Software

BPK-1001A – Spirent TestCenter Packet Generator and A nalyzer Base Package

1. CR #2254057281 Spirent TestCenter GUI does not show the correct active L4L7 profilefor MX-40G-F2/1 and MX-100G-F2/1

2. CR #2227625661 Version shown as “unknown” in GUI for some test modules 3. CR #2218513961 Port groups intermittently down during speed switching4. CR #2255328721 Unable to download Spirent TestCenter application from browser

Acc ess Test Package Limitat ions

BPK-1007A/B — PPPOX Base Package

BPK-1077A/B — DHCP Client/Server Base Package

BPK-1301A — DHCPv6/PD Client/Server Base Package

5. High scale PPPoE session when flapped multiple times over long duration may get stuckat initiating PADI [ CR 888680191]

6. Access realism:DHCPv6 over PPPoEv6,when stopping DHCPv6,then stoppingPPPoEv6,the DHCPv6 sessions take 4 times longer than in 4.30 to go to IDLE state (120sec vs 30 sec) [ CR 888176481]

BPK-1195A — OpenFlow Switch Emulation B ase Package

OpenFlow Flow action of ‘Insert/Modify VLAN ID’ does not work correctly on OpenflowSwitch Emulation for this release.

Switch blocks created on different ports need to be on different subnets for traffic to go out

the physical port that they are configured on.

Results Reporter

Results Reporter does not sort all data when clicking on the column headers. It only sorts whatis on the page. CR #184631206

Workaround: user must create a query to sort all the data.

The number of characters for a file name (full path) which Spirent TestCenter can handle is

limited to 222 bytes. CR # 184454263

Workaround: user must create a query to sort all the data.

Spirent TestCenter A nyw here

The “stca start” command may fail if the string “spirent” appears in the output of the “ps x”

command on the host operating system. This failure may occur, for example, if there is a user

logged in with “spirent” in the username, or if a file in the /mnt/spirent directory is being edited.

Workaround : Quit/kill any processes that show up in the output of the “ps x | grep

spirent | grep –v bkd” command.

Ports may be unavailable when Spirent TestCenter Anywhere is started for the first time after

an install.

Workaround: To recover the ports issue the “stca restart” command

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When the user tries to reserve a newly created Spirent TestCenter virtual QEMU port, they

may encounter an Application Error, and the ports will fail to reserve.

Workaround: SSH to the Spirent TestCenter virtual QEMU VM (admin/spt_admin)

and use the “portgroupsize” command to correctly size the port group. The default

port group size maybe incorrectly set to 1 by the QEMU install script.

Spirent TestCenter An ywh ere

Some versions of OpenVswitch have a bug that causes extremely low bandwidths to and from

the VM which can prevent the STC GUI from properly communicating with the VM.

Workaround: If you see a problem doing an Apply from the GUI, run the following

command on the VM:

ethtool -K tso off

where is the NIC chosen as the admin port


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Spirent Product Obsolescence

Smal l Form Factor Test Modu les are not supp orted in this release

The following small form factor test modules are not supported in this Spirent TestCenter release

CPR-1001A Series 1000: 8 Port 10/100 Copper RJ45 Test Module

CPR-1001B Series 1000: 8 Port 10/100 Copper RJ45 Test Module





EDM-1001A Series 1000: 4 Port 1G Dual Media Test Module

EDM-1001B Series 1000: 4 Port 1G Dual Media Test Module

EDM-2001A Series 2000: 4 Port 1G Dual Media Test Module

EDM-2001B Series 2000: 4 Port 1G Dual Media Test Module

FBR-1001A Series 1000: 8 Port 10/100 Fiber SFP Test Module

FBR-1001B Series 1000: 8 Port 10/100 Fiber SFP Test Module

FBR-2001A Series 2000: 8 Port 10/100 Fiber SFP Test Module

FBR-2001B Series 2000: 8 Port 10/100 Fiber SFP Test Module

XFP-1001A Series 1000: 1 Port 10G XFP Test Module

XFP-1001B Series 1000: 1 Port 10G XFP Test Module

XFP-2001A Series 2000: 1 Port 10G XFP Test Module

XFP-2001B Series 2000: 1 Port 10G XFP Test Module

If you attempt to upgrade a chassis that contains one of these modules to this release you willreceive an error message requesting that you remove the modules from the chassis before you

install the firmware. You cannot upgrade a chassis to this release if one of these modules is in the

chassis.

If you insert one of these modules into a chassis that has already been booted with this release the

module will not boot and it will not appear in the GUI. The status LED will illuminate but it will

be solid amber indicating the module is not booted.


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Transceiver SupportSpirent has a rigorous process for selecting and qualifying transceivers to operate with its testmodules. This ensures the highest quality test results and seamless operation for end users. See theSupported Transceiver document included with this release, or contact Spirent Support Services forthe list of qualified transceivers.

The use of unqualified transceivers may cause intermittent link issues, FCS errors, dropped packets,auto-negotiation issues and other layer 1 problems. Even rebranded transceivers based on those onSpirent’s supported list may not be fully compatible.

In cases where Spirent qualified transceivers are not used, Spirent Support Services will troubleshootthose situations where a valid support contract is in place. However, in situations where compatibilitywith unqualified transceivers is suspected, Spirent Support Services may ask the customer to replacethem with transceivers on our official list.

New Features and Enhancements None for this release.


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System Requirements

System Test Recommended System

General Functional Testingat low port (< 20) andstream density and/or lowprotocol scale (100’s ofemulated endpoints)

Intel i3 CPU (or

equivalent)

2.9 GHz or

better

3GB RAM

50GB of free disk space

Scaling Testing with higherports and/or single or multi-

dimensional protocols scale

Intel i7 CPU (or

equivalent)

2.9 GHz orbetter

8 GB RAM

100GB of free disk

space


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Spirent TestCenter Hardware/Software Requirements

A Spirent TestCenter STP-N11U, SPT-N4U, SPT-C1, SPT-11U, SPT-3U, SPT-2U, or SPT-2000A-HS, or SPT-9000A chassis with one or more ordered test modules, personality boards (ifrequired), and blank panels installed. Chassis firmware must be as follows:

o Firmware v3.70 or greater for SPT-2000A-HS, SPT-2U, SPT-9000A or SPT-11U chassis.o Firmware v3.90 or greater for SPT-3U.

o Firmware v4.00 or greater for SPT-C1.

o Firmware v4.30 or greater for SPT-N11U

o Firmware v4.33 or greater for SPT-N4U

Spirent TestCenter Application

License for BPK-1001A (Packet Generator and Analyzer Base Package A) software is a minimumrequirement

A single instance of Spirent TestCenter is supported per PC when using the graphical userinterface.


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Operat ing System Requirements

Any of Windows operating system variants listed in the table below can be used with the SpirentTestCenter GUI and API. The Linux/ Unix operating systems in the table below can be used withautomation only.

For automation users, it is necessary to work with a combination of operating system and scriptinglanguage that is supported by Spirent. The table below shows the combinations of operating systemsand scripting language that are tested and supported by Spirent.

Windows operating systems are supported for the following languages: English, French, German,Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional and simplified), and Italian.

1. Multi-threaded2. If you are using Avalanche on Spirent TestCenter Windows 2008 server is not officially supported at this time.3. Running as a 32-bit application

C/C++ C# Java Ruby Tcl

VS6/g++

4.02 or

later

VS6/g

++

4.02

or

later

1.6 5.8.8 5.8.9 5.14 2.6.6 2.7.5 1.86

8.4.13,

8.5.9, &

8.5.14

7 Professional 32-bit / 64-bit Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes3 Yes Yes

Server 2008 R2 Enterprise2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

Server 2008 R2 Standard2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

Server 2003 32-bit Enterprise R2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

Server 2003 64-bit R2 Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No Yes Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EL3 WS Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes

Red Hat Enterprise Linux EL5 WS Yes Yes Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes

CentOS 5.0 Yes No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Yes

CentOS 5.3 No No No No Yes No Yes No No No

CentOS 6.3 64-bit No No No No No No Yes No No No

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (x86_64) No No Yes No No Yes No No No No

Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit / 64 bit No No No No No No No Yes No No

Ubuntu 10.10 64-bit No No No Yes1

Yes1 No Yes No No No

Ubuntu 12.04 32-bit / 64-bit No No No No No No No Yes No No

FreeBSD 6.3 No No No Yes No No No No No Yes



Linux/ Unix

Windows

Perl Python

Operating System


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Spirent TestCenter Virtual - Suppor ted Hyperviso rs

The following table provides a list of hypervisors that are supported for Spirent TestCenter Virtual.

Hyperv isor Vers ion

VMWare ESXi 4.1, 5.3, 5.5

QEMU/KVM Fedora 20, CentOS 6.5, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04

Spirent TestCenter Anywhere - Supp orted Linux Distr ibut ions

The following table provides a list of Linux operating systems that are supported for SpirentTestCenter Anywhere.

Distr ibut ion Vers ion

Fedora 20

CentOS 6.5

Ubuntu 12.04, 14.04

LabServer

Without LabServer, customers may connect to Spirent TestCenter using any of the above supportedoperating systems as clients. However, customers using FreeBSD 6.3/7.1/8.1 clients are required

connect to Spirent TestCenter using LabServer.


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Installation Instructions for This Release

Getting Started with Spirent TestCenter provides hardware set up, software installation, and licensinginstructions for Spirent customers who are receiving and installing a new Spirent TestCenter system.This document is included in the Documentation folder on the installation DVD, and is available in thecurrent Documentation download file on the Spirent Communications support website(http://support.spirent.com).

Firmware Installation for Spirent Chassis and Test Modules

Firmware installation instructions are included in the Getting Started with Spirent TestCenter. This

document is included on the Spirent TestCenter installation DVD and is available on the Spirent

Customer Service Center Downloads page (http://support.spirent.com ).

.

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DocumentationSpirent TestCenter user documentation is available in PDF and WebHelp formats.

Documents delivered in PDF format support product installation, Spirent TestCenter Virtual, SpirentTestCenter automation, and provide testing methodology information. These documents are available

on the Spirent Communications support website (http://support.spirent.com) with the softwaredownloads.

Help files, included within Spirent TestCenter applications, provide reference information and contextsensitive user support. Launch a Help file by pressing F1 in an open application or by clicking the Help button displayed in the menu bar or on a dialog box.

One PDF document is only available through the Spirent Knowledge Base.

The Spirent TestCenter Hardware Reference provides information about Spirent TestCenterchassis, modules, module LEDs, multiple chassis connections, cables, and chassis commands. Itincludes basic information about system administration functions and diagnostics.

Navigate to the Spirent Communications support website (http://support.spirent.com). Click theKnowledge Base tab and then click Documentation in the menu bar. Enter hardware reference in the search box on the right and click Search. Click the Spirent TestCenter Hardware

Reference link in the results list.

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Contacting Spirent Communications

To obtain technical support for any Spirent Communications product, please contact our Support

Services department using any of the following methods:

Americas

E-mail: [email protected]

Web: http://support.spirent.com

Toll Free: +1 800-SPIRENT (+1 800-774-7368) (North America)

Phone: +1 818-676-2616

Hours: Monday through Friday, 06:30 to 18:00 Pacific Time

Europe, Africa, Middle East



Phone: +33 (1) 6137 2270 (France)

Phone: +44 1803 546333 (UK)

Hours: Monday through Thursday, 09:00 to 18:00, 9:00 to 17:00 Friday, Paris Time

Asia Pacific



Phone: +86 (800) 810-9529 (toll-free mainland China only)

Phone: +86 (10) 8233 0033 (China)

Operating Hours: Monday through Friday, 09:00 to 18:00 Beijing Time

The latest versions of user manuals, application notes, and software and firmware updates are

available on the Spirent Communications Customer Service Center website at

http://support.spirent.com.

Information about Spirent Communications and its products and services can be found on the main

company website at http://www.spirent.com.

Company Address

Spirent Communications, Inc.

27349 Agoura Road

Calabasas, CA 91301USA

All of the company names and/or brand names and/or product names referred to in this document, in

particular, the name “Spirent” and its logo device, are either registered trademarks or trademarks of

Spirent plc and its subsidiaries, pending registration in accordance with relevant national laws. All

other registered trademarks or trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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