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VeEX RTU-320 User manual

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RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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RTU-320 Firmware/Software Updates
The RTU-300 test platform and its factory-installed modules (RTU-320/RTU-600x) constantly evolve to keep up with new applications and
advanced capabilities. Go to www.veexinc.com to download the full upgrade packages to keep the test set and modules up to date. Refer
to the last section of this document for software upgrade guide.
Software version: 04.00.05 Feb 21, 2023
Release Scope:
General Maintenance Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-300 Platform version 04.00.04
RTU-300/RTU-320/RTU-600x is designed to operate in Standalone mode or in a centralized monitoring system such as
VeSion. For VeSion implementation it requires:
- VeSion Server version 4.3.3.25344 or later,
- VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.2.1.25344 or later,
- VeSion HTML5 version 7.0.9421or later
- Test Scheduler Server 1.0.4.25344 or later
- GeoServer 2.0.0.475 (for compatibility with RTU-4000/4100)
- VeSion RTU410 4.3.0.25344 (for compatibility with RTU-4000/4100)
New Packet features and improvements for VeSion Mode:
1. For the scheduled test a PDF file of the test report is added
2. MAC Address field was added for the Remote Loop Up feature
3. Remote Loop Up feature was added to the Scheduler Test Page
4. Shortcut to go to the Result Page from the Scheduler Test Page and vice versa
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 04.00.04 Sep 12, 2022
Release Scope:
General Maintenance Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-300 Platform version 04.00.02
RTU-300/RTU-320/RTU-600x is designed to operate in Standalone mode or in a centralized monitoring system such as
VeSion. For VeSion implementation it requires:
- VeSion Server version 4.3.3.25070 or later,
- VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.2.0.25070 or later,
- VeSion HTML5 version 7.0.9225 or later
- Test Scheduler Server 1.0.4.25070 or later
- GeoServer 2.0.0.475 (for compatibility with RTU-4000/4100)
- VeSion RTU410 4.3.0.25070 (for compatibility with RTU-4000/4100)
RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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New Packet features and improvements for VeSion Mode:
1. Added Remote Loop Up Support
2. Added Email Notification feature for the Scheduled Tests (all or failed only)
3. Fixed V-SAM Scheduled 24h duration bag
4. Alignment with VeSion Server and HTML5 Versions
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.03.12 November 30, 2021
Release Scope:
General Maintenance Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-300 Platform version 03.03.16
RTU-300/RTU-320/RTU-600x is designed to operate in Standalone mode or in a centralized monitoring system such as
VeSion. For VeSion implementation it requires:
- VeSion Server version 4.2.2.24546 or later,
- VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.1.9.24546 or later,
- VeSion HTML5 version 7.0.6318 or later
- Test Scheduler Server 1.0.2.24546 or later
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.03.11 September 10, 2021
Release Scope:
Formal Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-300 Platform version 03.03.14
RTU-300/RTU-320/RTU-600x is designed to operate in Standalone mode or in a centralized monitoring system such as
VeSion. For VeSion implementation it requires:
- VeSion Server version 4.2.2.24546 or later,
- VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.1.9.24546 or later,
- VeSion HTML5 version 7.0.6318 or later
- Test Scheduler Server 1.0.2.24546 or later
New Packet features and improvements for Standalone:
1. Fixed the latency issue when testing to 100G V-PERF server
New Packet features and improvements for VeSion Mode:
1. No new significant issues to report
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.03.10 January 27, 2021
Release Scope:
Formal Release. General availability.
RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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Requires RTU-300 Platform version 03.03.13.
RTU-300/RTU-320 is designed to operate in Standalone mode or in a centralized monitoring system such as VeSion. For
VeSion implementation it requires:
- VeSion Server version 4.2.0.23531 or later,
- VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.1.8.23531 or later,
- VeSion HTML5 version 7.0.5518 or later
- Test Scheduler Server 1.0.0.23531 or later
New Packet features and improvements for Standalone:
1. No new significant issues to report
New Packet features and improvements for VeSion Mode:
1. Now all test data are saved to the database. The results are located at Home/RTU320 Results menu
2. Added the test scheduler option
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.03.08 March 20, 2020
Release Scope:
Formal Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 03.03.10.
Requires VeSion Server version 4.1.0.19302, VeSion RTU-320 Server version 3.1.7.19698 and VeSion HTML5 version
5.1.4821.
New Packet features and improvements for Standalone:
1. Added OOS alarm to Throughput test
2. Added support for larger frame sizes in Layer 4 traffic tests
3. Added IP Connect option to Loopback feature
4. Added V-PERF graphs for test reports, for tests with <4 streams and one window size selected
5. Added Fibre Channel Buffer-to-Buffer credits to the RFC2544 frame size
New Packet features and improvements for VeSion Mode:
1. New Test Mode Selection that includes Test Modes for dual V-PERF, V-PERF + L2/L3 testing, for both 1GE and 10GE.
2. Network connection fixes for stateless IPV6.
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.03.01 June 5, 2019
Release Scope:
Formal Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 03.03.02.
New Packet features and improvements:
1. Added new V-PERF Bi-directional serial mode: Client-to-Server and Server-to-client tests combined under one test
2. Added new dual port mode: Port 1 loads Layer 4 applications, and Port 2 loads standard Ethernet applications
3. Improved IPv6 V-PERF and V-SAM applications
4. Improved IPTV viewer for 1080p video streams
RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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5. Bug fix: memory leakage over long term remote access and testing. The RTU would become inaccessible via remote
access.
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 03.02.05 Feb 25, 2019
Release Scope:
Formal Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 03.02.05 or newer
New Packet features and improvements:
1. V-PERF improvements when using VLAN tags
2. IPv6 V-PERF added
3. IPV4 and IPv6 enhancements in V-SAM
4. IPv6 remote loopback added
5. Bug fix: In V-SAM MAC of gateway was not resolved when issuing an ARP command
6. Bug fix: /31 and /127 network support
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 01.01.11 Nov 23, 2018
Release Scope:
Formal. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 01.01.11
New Packet features and improvements:
1. General bug fixes and improvements
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
Software version: 01.01.07 Jul 20, 2018
Release Scope:
Minor Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 01.01.09
New Packet features and improvements:
1. Added packet capture support to Throughput and V-SAM applications
2. Added VLAN Q-in-Q support to V-VPERF
3. General fixes and improvements
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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Software version: 01.01.06 Jan 18, 2018
Release Scope:
Initial Release. General availability.
Requires RTU-320 Platform version 01.01.08
New Packet features and improvements:
1. Dual Module support
2. Up to four 1G/10G Ethernet ports supported simultaneously for testing
3. Ethernet features supported: Throughput/Multiple Streams, RFC2544, Y.1564/V-SAM, RFC6349/V-PERF, and IP
functionality
Known issues or limitations:
a. No new significant issues to report
RTU-320 Module
Software Release Notes
2827 Lakeview Court, Fremont, CA 94538, USA Tel: 1.510.651.0500 Fax: 1.510.651.0505 www.veexinc.com
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References
Upgrading the RTU-320 Software via Web Remote Access/VNC (Standalone Mode)
Note: The Platform and Module SW upgrade process is intrusive, and any test will be interrupted; make sure to save any
configuration or test results before proceeding.
Module Upgrade
1. Download and unzip the required software from https://www.veexinc.com/support/software. Make sure to enter first
4 characters of the RTU-320 serial number to find the correct file.
2. The Module SW (install_rtu300_rtu320.sh for RTU-320) has to be upgraded after the Platform SW upgrade completed.
Refer to the Reference section of RTU-300 Platform Release Notes for details
3. Click Module Upgrade under the Web Remote Access option.
4. Browse the software image file by clicking the select file button.
5. Click upload button to send the file to the RTU Module.
6. Once the upload process is completed and file verification is successful, click upgrade button.
7. Users will be asked to confirm if the upgrade procedure should continue, as a reboot will be performed during the
upgrading process.
8. When the upgrade process has been completed, log back in to the RTU-300 and verify that the Module software
version was updated on the home screen.
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