IXIA XRPi2 User Manual

XRPi2

User Guide

May 2016

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Third-Party Copyrights and Licenses iii

Contacting Ixia iv

CONTENTS vi

About This Guide viii

Typographical Conventions viii

Related Documentation ix

Introduction 1

Package Contents 1

Ethernet and USB Ports 2

Power and HDMI Ports 3

Micro SD slot 4

System Information 5

Setting up the XRPi2 6

First-time Setup 7

CONTENTS

Upgrading the XRPi2 11

Upgrading with the Supplied Utilities 11

Upgrading Through Hawkeye 12

Scripts 15

Linux Quick Reference 17

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About This Guide

About This Guide

This section describes the typographical conventions used in this guide and contains a list of related
documentation that you may find useful .

Typographical Conventions

The following typographical conventions are used in this documentation:

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Italics are used to indicate the names of software fields and parameters, titles of books or doc­uments, and first references to words, terms, phrases, or concepts that have a special meaning or
require special identification or emphasis. For example:

n

In the userid field, enter your assigned user identification number.

n

Norton’s Telecom Dictionary is a helpful reference tool.

n

The term tolerance level refers to the standard deviation setting.

n

The variable n represents any numerical value.

l

Menu names and options appear as bold blue text in online Help, and appear in small capital let­ters in documents. For example:

n

To save your input, choose the File>Save menu option.

l

Bold black type is used to indicate the names of buttons, commands, and files that are part of pro­cedures, as well as to identify field and parameter options. In addition, bold text emphasizes
important information in text or in caution, warning, or danger statements. For example:

n

To proceed to the next step, click OK.

n

Use the copy command to duplicate the field entry.

n

Save and close the books.xml file.

n

Always save your test configuration.

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Courier text is used to indicate typed text input. For example:

n

Access the new file name at the command line: c = newbook.gif.

n

Enter the setup.ini location: setupini = Ixia\Code\New.

l

PC keys are indicated in all caps, using the following conventions:

n

Simultaneous keystrokes are shown by joining the key names with a plus sign (+), For
example, CTRL+Q.

n

Sequential keystrokes are shown by joining the key names with a comma (,). For example,

SHIFT, F7.

Icons are used throughout the documentation to draw attention to caution, warning, and danger state­ments. Icons also identify notes, important information, and the start of a procedure.

Provides information that is needed to avoid potential harm to equipment or the envir­onment.

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