Keysight APS-M8400 User manual

202304210109-05:00
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform
Release 9.35
Installation Guide

Notices
Copyright Notice
© Keysight Technologies 2023
No part of this document may be repro-
duced in any form or by any means (includ-
ing electronic storage and retrieval or
translation into a foreign language) without
prior agreement and written consent from
Keysight Technologies, Inc. as governed by
United States and international copyright
laws.
Warranty
The material contained in this document is
provided “as is,” and is subject to being
changed, without notice, in future editions.
Further, to the maximum extent permitted
by applicable law, Keysight disclaims all war-
ranties, either express or implied, with
regard to this manual and any information
contained herein, including but not limited
to the implied warranties of merchantability
and fitness for a particular purpose.
Keysight shall not be liable for errors or for
incidental or consequential damages in con-
nection with the furnishing, use, or per-
formance of this document or of any
information contained herein. Should
Keysight and the user have a separate writ-
ten agreement with warranty terms cov-
ering the material in this document that
conflict with these terms, the warranty
terms in the separate agreement shall con-
trol.
Technology Licenses
The hardware and/or software described in
this document are furnished under a license
and may be used or copied only in accord-
ance with the terms of such license.
U.S. Government Rights
The Software is "commercial computer soft-
ware," as defined by Federal Acquisition
Regulation ("FAR") 2.101. Pursuant to FAR
12.212 and 27.405-3 and Department of
Defense FAR Supplement ("DFARS")
227.7202, the U.S. government acquires
commercial computer software under the
same terms by which the software is cus-
tomarily provided to the public. Accordingly,
Keysight provides the Software to U.S. gov-
ernment customers under its standard com-
mercial license, which is embodied in its End
User License Agreement (EULA), a copy of
which can be found at http://www.key-
sight.com/find/sweula. The license set forth
in the EULA represents the exclusive author-
ity by which the U.S. government may use,
modify, distribute, or disclose the Software.
The EULA and the license set forth therein,
does not require or permit, among other
things, that Keysight: (1) Furnish technical
information related to commercial com-
puter software or commercial computer
software documentation that is not cus-
tomarily provided to the public; or (2) Relin-
quish to, or otherwise provide, the
government rights in excess of these rights
customarily provided to the public to use,
modify, reproduce, release, perform, dis-
play, or disclose commercial computer soft-
ware or commercial computer software
documentation. No additional government
requirements beyond those set forth in the
EULA shall apply, except to the extent that
those terms, rights, or licenses are explicitly
required from all providers of commercial
computer software pursuant to the FAR and
the DFARS and are set forth specifically in
writing elsewhere in the EULA. Keysight
shall be under no obligation to update,
revise or otherwise modify the Software.
With respect to any technical data as
defined by FAR 2.101, pursuant to FAR
12.211 and 27.404.2 and DFARS 227.7102,
the U.S. government acquires no greater
than Limited Rights as defined in FAR
27.401 or DFAR 227.7103-5 (c), as applic-
able in any technical data. 52.227-14 (June
1987) or DFAR 252.227-7015 (b)(2) (Novem-
ber 1995), as applicable in any technical
data.
Safety Information
Do not proceed beyond a hazard notice
until the indicated conditions are fully
understood and met.
ACAUTION notice denotes a hazardous
situation that, if not avoided, could res-
ult in minor or moderate injury.
AWARNING notice denotes a haz-
ardous situation that, if not avoided,
could result in death or serious injury.
– 2 –

Contacting Us
Keysight headquarters
1400 Fountaingrove Parkway
Santa Rosa, CA 95403-1738
www.ixiacom.com/contact/info
Support
Global Support [phone] [email protected]
Regional and local support contacts:
APAC Support [phone] [email protected]
Australia [phone] [email protected]
EMEA Support [phone] [email protected]
Greater ChinaRegion [phone] [email protected]
Hong Kong [phone] [email protected]
India Office [phone] [email protected]
Japan Head Office [phone] [email protected]
Korea Office [phone] [email protected]
Singapore Office [phone] [email protected]
Taiwan (local toll-free number) 00801856991 [email protected]
– 3 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

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. In cases where input-neutral verbs do not work, mouse-specific verbs are used as the first
choice, followed by touch-specific verbs as the second choice.
See the following table for examples on how you can interpret the different input methods.
Input-neutral Mouse Touch
Select Modify. Click Modify. Tap Modify.
Select Accounts >Other
accounts >Add an account.
Click Accounts >Other
accounts >Add an account.
Tap Accounts >Other
accounts >Add an
account.
To open the document in
Outline view, select View >
Outline.
To open the document in
Outline view, click View >
Outline.
To open the document in
Outline view, tap View >
Outline.
Select Protocols. Click the Protocols tab. Tap Protocols.
-NA- Double-click the Client wizard. Double-tap the Client wizard.
Open the Packages context
menu.
Right-click Packages to open
the shortcut menu.
Long tap Packages to open
the shortcut menu.
Deprecated words
The following words have been replaced with new words, considering the audience profile, our
modern approach to voice and style, and our emphasis to use input-neutral terms that support all
input methods.
Old usage... New usage...
shortcut menu, right-click menu context menu
click, right-click select
drag and drop drag
Documentation conventions
– 4 –

Table of Contents
Contacting Us 3
Documentation conventions 4
Chapter 1 Product overview 7
Chapter 2 Related documentation 8
Chapter 3 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform specifications 9
Chapter 4 Unpacking and installation 11
Unpack the units 12
Rack mount the chassis 12
Chapter 6 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and indicators 13
APS-M8400 chassis descriptions 13
APS-ONE-100 chassis descriptions 16
Chapter 7 APS-M8400 to APS-ONE-100 port connectivity 18
Chapter 8 Connect power and power on all units 20
Chapter 9 Accessing the BreakingPoint user interface 22
IP Configuration using the KCOS CLI 23
Chapter 10 Getting Started with the BreakingPoint user interface 25
Open a new BreakingPoint session 25
Access the BreakingPoint Device Status and reserve ports for testing 26
Chapter 11 Connect DUTs for testing 27
Chapter 12 Add BreakingPoint-ATI licenses 28
Chapter 13 How to install software packages 29
Chapter 14 Sample KCOS debug commands 30
Check Compute Node connectivity 30
Chapter 15 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and connectivity 31
Management Node (APS-M8400) 31
Compute Node (APS-ONE-100) 32
– 5 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

Appendix A Safety and environmental information 33
Appendix B Regulatory marks 34
Appendix C How to rack mount the APS-M8400 36
Contents and tools required for installation 37
Slide assembly and members identification 37
How to separate members 38
How to install slide chassis section onto chassis 38
Rack post style and cabinet section Front/Rear identification 39
How to install front bracket to rail post 39
How to install rear bracket to rail post 41
How to install chassis into rack 42
How to remove chassis from rack 43
Appendix D How to rack mount the APS-ONE 100 45
Appendix E How to replace an APS-M8400 power supply 49
Appendix F How to replace an APS-ONE-100 power supply 51
Chapter G How to replace the APS-M8400 fan tray 53
Index 55
– 6 –

CHAPTER 1
Product overview
Welcome to the Keysight APS-M8400/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 400G Interfaces. Industry-proven BreakingPoint is the user
interface application.
This Keysight APS system consists of:
l1 APS-M8400 Management Node Appliance (2RU size)
lUp to 16 APS-ONE-100 Compute Nodes (1RU size)
lKCOS (Keysight Cluster Operating System) Operating System (software)
Details:
lThe APS-M8400 Management Node Appliance is used to manage the entire cluster of
compute nodes and expose administrative and test configuration features to the user. It
aggregates compute node L47 traffic, can generate L23 traffic natively, and has eight QSFP-DD
400G interfaces for connecting to the devices under test (DUTs).
lThe Compute Nodes are used for generating L47 custom traffic. They have QSFP28
interfaces for connection to the APS-M8400 Management Node Appliance. Compute nodes
must have a functional management node to operate when not operating in stand-alone mode.
lKCOS is the APS base operating system. It provides a command line interface (CLI) and a
command shell to enable user control of the various services. It is a purpose-built platform that
provides essential services, including host management, user access control, software
upgrades and cluster orchestration.
– 7 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

CHAPTER 2
Related documentation
The latest documentation for each release can be found on the Ixia Support website.
Documentation Description
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100
Platform Release Notes
Provides information about new features, resolved customer
issues, known defects and workarounds (if available).
KCOS CLI Reference Guide This guide describes the commands that make up the command-
line interface (CLI).
BreakingPoint User Guide Provides information on how to use BreakingPoint to set up, run
and customize tests.
Chapter 2 Related documentation
– 8 –

CHAPTER 3
APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform specifications
These specifications provide information that will be helpful as you set up the unit. For additional
information about features, capacity, and performance, refer to the product Data Sheet.
lAPS-M8400 specifications
lAPS-ONE-100 specifications
APS-M8400 specifications
Description Specifications
Physical l2RU rack-mountable unit (hardware included)
lDimensions
nWidth: 16.74” [425mm] – without rack ears
n18.95” [481mm] – with rack ears
nLength: 31.04” [788.3mm]
nHeight: 3.46” [87.9mm]
lWeight: 56.2 lbs. [25.6 kg]
Thermal lOperating temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)
lOperating humidity: 10 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
lStorage temperature: 20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) short
term
lStorage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing, short-
term
Input Power Ratings 20A
APS-ONE-100 specifications
Description Specifications
Physical lRU rack-mountable unit (hardware included)
lDimensions
nWidth: 16.74” [425mm] – without rack ears
n18.98” [482mm] – with rack ears
nLength: 30” [762mm]
– 9 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

Description Specifications
nHeight: 1.72” [43.7mm]
lWeight: 36.1 lbs. [15.9 kg]
Thermal lOperating temperature: 5°C to 40°C (41°F to 104°F)
lOperating humidity: 10 to 85% (RH), non-condensing
lStorage temperature: 20°C to 70°C (-4°F to 158°F) short
term
lStorage humidity: 5 to 95% (RH), non-condensing, short-
term
Input Power Ratings 20A 1800w nominal
Chapter 3 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform specifications
– 10 –

CHAPTER 4
Unpacking and installation
Overview:
1. Unpack the units
2. Rack mount the APS-ONE-100 units
3. Rack mount the APS-M8400 unit
4. Connect all ports.
5. Connect power to all units.
6. Power up all units.
The following rack mounting guidelines are provided to optimize the devices’ performance. Review
these guidelines before installing the devices.
lMake sure cabling is away from sources of electrical noise. Radios, powerlines, and fluorescent
lighting fixtures can interfere with the device's performance.
lMake sure the cabling is positioned away from equipment that can damage the cables.
lOperating environment is within the ranges listed in the datasheet and installation guide.
lMake sure airflow around the Keysight APS System and respective vents is unrestricted.
– 11 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

Unpack the units
You need to carefully unpack the APS System components units before physically setting the system
up for operation. Unpack the units from the shipping container and verify with the packing list that
you have all the required components.
Each Node described below is shipped in its own box.
l1 APS-M8400 Appliance (Management Server)
n1 APS-M8400 Appliance (Management Server)
n2 Power cords (country/region specific)
n1 Rack mount slide rails kit
n4 Ethernet Cables
n4 400GE Direct attach copper cables
n2 QSFP-DD-to4xQSFPGBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cables
n1 RJ45 to USB serial cable
l1 APS-M8400 Rack mount Slide Rails kit (separate box)
lUp to 16 Compute Nodes (APS-ONE-100)
Each Compute Node box contains:
n1 APS-ONE-100 Appliance (Compute Node)
n2 power cords (country/region specific)
n1 Ethernet cable
n1 Rack mount slide rails kit
n1 Micro USB to USB A cable
QSFP-DD-to4xQSFPGBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cables MUST ONLY be
used to connect APS-ONE-100 compute nodes to the APS-M8400 appliance
rear panel ports and is not intended for any other use.
Rack mount the chassis
Follow the detailed procedure shown in the Appendix to rack mount the APS-M8400 chassis and rack
mount the APS-ONE-100 chassis.
– 12 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

CHAPTER 6
APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and
indicators
lAPS-M8400 chassis descriptions
lAPS-ONE-100 chassis descriptions
APS-M8400 chassis descriptions
Front panel ports
lMicro USB Serial Connection labeled “H” (Blue): Baud:115200, data bits: 8, stop bits 1, parity:
None, flow control: XON/XOFF
lRJ-45 Serial Connection labeled “B” (Blue): Baud:115200, data bits: 8, stop bits 1, parity:
None, flow control: XON/XOFF; Connect via RJ45-to-USB serial cable (1G Base-T, included)
lRJ45 Port labeled “C” (Red): 1 GE port that connects the APS-M8400 management port to the
lab network
lEthernet Port labeled “D” (Green): 1 GE port for clock synchronization via PTP
lEthernet Port labeled “E” (Orange): Metronome port
l2 USB 3.0 Ports labeled “F” (Purple): USB Ports for general use (USB peripherals)
lSMA Port labeled “G” (White): Trigger port
l400GE QSFP-DD Ports 1-8 (Yellow): Ports that are used to connect APS-M8400 test ports to
the device under test (DUT)
– 13 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

LED Description Notes
Power Status lOFF - System is unpowered
lAmber - 12V main powered/standby power
lGreen - System powered up
System Status lOFF - system is unpowered
lAmber blinking: BMC booting
lAmber solid: BMC alive, CPU is soft-off
lGreen blinking: CPU starting/POSTing/booting(**)
lGreen solid: CPU running
HDD Activity lYellow (blinking) disk Activity is detected
lOFF – No disk activity is detected
lRed (Failed disk detected – optional)
LAN Activity lYellow/Green (blinking) LAN activity detected
lOFF – No LAN activity detected
System Alert lRED – Critical System Failure is detected
lOFF – No critical failure is detected
This LED may provide future enhancements for status (Yellow,
Amber, Blinking) to provide additional system health
information.
System ID lBlue – ID activity detected
lOFF – No ID activity detected
For QSFP LED details, see QSFP port LED indicators.
The appliance hostname is provided on the appliance luggage tag as shown in the following example.
The format is APS-M8400-US<serial#>. For example, the hostname that you will write in the URL
field for this unit would be, “APS-M8400-US12345678”.
Chapter 6 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and indicators
– 14 –

Rear panel ports
lRJ45 Ports 1-16 (Red): Ports used to connect and manage Compute Nodes
lQSFP-DD Ports 1-16 (Green): Ports used to connect to Compute Node test ports via QSFP-DD-
to-4xQSFP28 400GBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cable (2 provided). Connect the QSFP-DD
end of the fan-out cable to a QSFP-DD Port on the rear panel of the APS-M8400. Connect two of
the QSFP28 ends of the fan-out cables to the QSFP28 ports on the front panel of the APS-ONE-
100 Compute Node.
lC14 Power Inlet labeled “A” (Orange): AC power cord connectors
The QSFP-DD-to-4xQSFP28 400GBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cable (AEC),
for 400GE to 4x100GE fan-out, MUST ONLY be used to connect APS-ONE-100
compute nodes to the APS-M8400 appliance rear panel ports and is not intended
for any other use.
Chapter 6 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and indicators
– 15 –

QSFP port LED indicators
Port Mode
LEDs
Mode TX RX Error
400G Purple Green = Link up
Red = Link down
Blinking (Green) = TX
active
Blinking Green =
RX Active
Off = Port is
inactive
Blinking Red - Error
(0.5s)
CRC/FEC/BIP/etc.
200G Cyan Green = All links up
Yellow = Some links up
Blinking (Green or
Yellow) = TX active
Red = All links down
Green = All links
up
Yellow = Some
links up
Red = All links
down
100G Orange
50G White
40G Green
25G Yellow
10G Blue
MSD/PRBS Rainbow
Not Ready Off Red Off Off
All QSFP ports (on the front and back of the chassis) have 4 LED indicators
that show the connection status, including:
lSpeed
lTX
lRX
lState (to be implemented in future releases)
APS-ONE-100 chassis descriptions
Front panel ports
lQSFP28 Ports 1-4 (Green): Ports that connect Compute Node test ports to APS-M8400 Back
Panel ports 1-16. Connect one QSFP28 end of the fan-out cable to Port 1 of the APS-ONE-100
Compute Node; connect a second QSFP28 end of the fan-out cables to Port 3 of the same APS-
ONE-100 Compute Node Connect the QSFP-DD end of the fan-out cable to a QSFP-DD Port on
Chapter 6 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and indicators
– 16 –

the rear panel of the APS-M8400.
l2 USB 3.0 Ports labeled “A” (Blue): USB Ports for general use (USB peripherals)
To optimize performance, only ports 1 and 3 of a given APS-ONE-100
Compute Node should be connected to the APS-M8400 (connecting ports 2 and
4 to APS-M8400 is not supported).
The CN hostname is provided on the CN luggage tag as shown in the following example. The format is
APS-O1-TW<serial#>. For example, the hostname that you will write in the URL field for this unit
would be, “APS-O1-TW12345678”.
Rear panel ports
lRJ-45 Port 1 (White) Connects a Compute Node to an APS-M8400 RJ45 Ports 1-16 used to
connect and manage Compute Nodes.
lC14 Power Inlets labeled “A” (Orange): AC power cord connectors for primary and redundant
power
l2 USB 3.0 Ports labeled "D" (Yellow): USB Ports for general use (USB peripherals)
lVGA Port labeled "C" (Blue): Used for local connection of a VGA monitor
The ports and connectors that are not described may be available for use in a
future release.
Chapter 6 APS-M8400 and APS-ONE-100 Platform ports and indicators
– 17 –

CHAPTER 7
APS-M8400 to APS-ONE-100 port connectivity
RJ-45 Ports 1-16 (Red): Ports that connect APS-M8400 to Compute Node management ports.
Connect one end of an Ethernet cable to an RJ45 port in the rear panel of the APS-M8400 (RJ-45
Ports 1-16). Connect the other end of the RJ45 cable to RJ45 cable Port 1 (White) on the rear panel
of the APS-ONE-100 Compute Node.
QSFP-DD Ports 1-16 (Green): Ports that are used to connect Compute Nodes test ports using the
QSFP-DD-to-4xQSFP28 400GBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cable (included).
Connect the QSFP-DD end of the fan-out cable to a QSFP-DD Port on the rear panel of the APS-
M8400. Connect two of the QSFP28 ends of the fan-out cables to the QSFP28 ports on the front
panel of the APS-ONE-100 Compute Node. Connect one QSFP28 end of the fan-out cable to Port 1 of
the APS-ONE-100 Compute Node; connect a second QSFP28 end of the fan-out cables to Port 3 of
the same APS-ONE-100 Compute Node.
To optimize performance, only ports 1 and 3 of a given APS-ONE-100 Compute
Node should be connected to the APS-M8400 (connecting ports 2 and 4 to APS-
M8400 is not supported).
– 18 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform

Each QSFP-DD-to-4xQSFP28 400GBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cable (AEC)
can connect up to 2 Compute Nodes to the APS-M8400 via the recommended
cabling method (see note above).
The QSFP-DD-to-4xQSFP28 400GBASE-R Active Electrical fan-out Cable (AEC),
for 400GE to 4x100GE fan-out, MUST ONLY be used to connect APS-ONE-100
compute nodes to the APS-M8400 appliance rear panel ports and is not intended
for any other use.
RJ-45 Serial Connection labeled “B” (Blue): Connect the RJ45 end of the RJ45-to-USB serial
cable (included) to the APS-M8400 and connect the USB end of the back to a designated
management device. Configure management device to use the following settings to connect to the
APS-M8400 appliance:
lBaud:115200
lData bits: 8
lStop bits 1
lParity: None
lFlow control: XON/XOF
RJ45 Port labeled “C” (Red): 1 GE port that connects the APS-M8400 management port to the lab
network. Use an ethernet cable to connect this port to the network from which you intend to manage
the APS-M8400 appliance.
QSFP-DD Ports 1-8 (Yellow): Ports that are used to connect APS-M8400 400G test ports to the
DUT (for example, using the included 400GE direct attach copper cables).
Chapter 7 APS-M8400 to APS-ONE-100 port connectivity
– 19 –

CHAPTER 8
Connect power and power on all units
lConnect power
lPower on/power off the chassis
Connect power
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:
APS-M8400
Input Voltage 100-127VAC/200-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 15/10A (x2)
Power Supply Operating Mode (1) Dual Supply PSU 1,2: 1+1 100-127VAC/200-240VAC
(2) Single Supply PSU 1 or 2: 1+1 1200-240VAC
Power Cords 15A,250V,C13 TO C14,6 FT (x2) – Included
Max Power Requirement (APS-M8400) – 1800W
Appliance can operate with Single Supply PSU while receiving 200-240VAC and
both power supplies are physically present in the system chassis.
For detailed product safety information, please review the “For Your Safety”
flyer that accompanied your APS shipment.
APS product documentation can be found at: support.ixiacom.com/user-
guide/breakingpoint.
APS-ONE-100
Input Voltage 100-127VAC/200-240VAC, 50-60Hz, 15/10A (x2)
Power Supply Operating Mode (1) Redundant PSU 1,2 1+1 100-127VAC/200-240VAC
(2) Single Supply PSU 1 1+0 100-127VAC/200-240VAC
(3) Single Supply PSU 2 0+1 100-127VAC/200-240VAC
Power Cords 15A,250V,C13 TO C14,6 FT (x2) – Included
Max Power Requirement (APS-ONE-100) – 1200W
– 20 –
APS-M8400/APS-ONE-100 Platform