Release Note for Napatech Link™ Software Driver Version 3.25.7
Release date
2022-05-10
Description
This release note applies to driver package nt_driver_3gd-windows-3.25.7
Release history from version 3.25.3 to 3.25.7
New Features
| ID | Customer tracking number | Summary | Implemented in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44681 | 44230 (Support) | Enable transmission of sliced packets by replaying the stored data along with a new calculated Ethernet FCS. | 3.25.7 |
Resolved Issues
| ID | Customer tracking number | Summary | Found in version | Resolved in version |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44684 | 44491 (Support) | Some QSFP28 modules especially newer FR,DR or LR are not always initialized correctly due to a longer startup time. This can have the effect, that the module is not even recognized as QSFP28, or that vendor information is not complete. | 3.23.7 | 3.25.7 |
| 44683 | 44530 (Support) | RxOnly NIMs are detected by NIM product number rather than register reading | 3.25.2 | 3.25.7 |
| 44682 | 42233 (Support) | NOTE added to ini-help text for Profile ini-setting: "This setting is deprecated for all adapters with 4th generation FPGA's and has no effect." | 3.9.0 | 3.25.7 |
| 44677 | 44480 (Support) | Monitoring showing Port 'Down' when connected to external switch. | 3.25.0 | 3.25.7 |
| 44676 | 44564 (Support) | RX RMON1 counters and RX extended drop counters does not run in sync. | 3.24.1 | 3.25.7 |
Known issues
| ID | Customer tracking number | Summary | Found in version |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38911 |
Using NT_NetRxGet* or NT_NetRxGetMult* first time on newly created or reconfigured streams can lead to initial package drops when the system is configured with large hostbuffers or many client applications.
This will only be triggered on newly created and reconfigured streams. Workaround: If packet loss is observed, to get clean statistics no traffic should be received on connected ports while streams are being started. |
3.7.4 | |
| 38365 |
The performance of host based transmission may be degraded in the following scenario:
1. Local retransmit is taking place at full line rate on a subset of the ports of the adapter. 2. In parallel with 1., host based transmission is taking place on a separate port of the adapter (i.e. the combined host and local retransmit functionality is not used.) |
3.7.1 | |
| 36499 | When using the GlobalSync feature, link down/up events causes the port to enter 'unknown' state | 2.9.4 | |
| 11368 | When using a Cisco DAC pluggable, link is detected even if the other end of the cable is unplugged. | 2.7.0 | |
| 11366 | Setting TimeSyncTimeJumpThreshold for OS timesync to values > 0, will enable the time jump feature and results in a jump threshold of 1 second. | 2.6.0 |
Operating systems
The following operating systems are supported:
- Windows Server 2019 (64-bit)
Hardware and FPGA image compatibility
| Hardware | 4GA FPGA images |
|---|---|
| NT20E3-2-PTP | 200-9501-02-16, 200-9501-04-04, 200-9501-06-06, 200-9501-08-06, 200-9501-09-08, 200-9501-10-07, 200-9501-15-02, 200-9501-17-02, 200-9501-18-07, 200-9501-22-05, 200-9501-27-03, 200-9501-28-07 |
| NT40E3-4-PTP | 200-9502-02-16, 200-9502-04-04, 200-9502-06-06, 200-9502-06-07, 200-9502-08-06, 200-9502-08-07, 200-9502-08-08, 200-9502-09-08, 200-9502-10-07, 200-9537-22-06, 200-9537-28-07, 200-9537-44-11, 200-9538-34-09, 200-9538-44-11, 200-8011-22-02 |
| NT80E3-2-PTP | 200-9503-02-16, 200-9503-04-04, 200-9503-06-05, 200-9503-08-06, 200-9503-08-07, 200-9503-08-08, 200-9503-09-08, 200-9503-10-07, 200-9503-10-09, 200-9503-15-02, 200-9503-17-02, 200-9503-18-07, 200-9503.20.04, 200-9503-22-05, 200-9503-22-08, 200-9503-28-07, 200-9519-10-05, 200-9519-10-07, 200-9519-15-02, 200-9519-17-02, 200-9519-18-07, 200-9519-22-05, 200-9519-22-07, 200-9519-28-07, 200-8005-10-01, 200-8005-15-02, 200-8005-17-02, 200-8005-22-00 |
| NT200A01 | 200-9508-05-08, 200-9508-05-17, 200-9508-06-06, 200-9508-07-06, 200-9508-07-07, 200-9515-10-07, 200-9515-15-02, 200-9515-18-09, 200-9515-20-04, 200-9515-20-06, 200-9515-20-10, 200-9516-10-07, 200-9516-15-05, 200-9516-18-09, 200-9516-20-04, 200-9516-20-06, 200-9516-20-10, 200-9531-20-12, 200-9531-28-08, 200-9531-35-25, 200-8002-09-01, 200-8002-09-02, 200-8002-09-04, 200-8002-10-02, 200-8002-15-02, 200-8002-20-01, 200-9512-07-02, 200-9512-08-08, 200-9512-08-09, 200-9512-09-08, 200-9512-10-07, 200-9512-15-02, 200-9512-18-07, 200-9512-20-04, 200-9512-22-05, 200-9512-22-07, 200-9512-28-07, 200-9522-15-03, 200-9522-18-07, 200-9522-20-04, 200-9522-22-05, 200-9522-22-07, 200-9522-28-07, 200-8001-08-00, 200-8001-08-01, 200-8003-09-01, 200-8003-09-03, 200-8003-10-02, 200-8003-15-02, 200-8003-22-00, 200-8004-10-03, 200-8004-15-02, 200-8004-22-00, 200-8006-15-03, 200-8006-22-00, 200-8010-20-02 |
| NT40A01-4x1 | 200-9500-06-07, 200-9500-06-07, 200-9500-08-06, 200-9500-09-08, 200-9500-10-07, 200-9500-15-02, 200-9500-18-07, 200-9500-22-05, 200-9500-27-02, 200-9500-28-07 |
| NT100E3-1-PTP | 200-9504-01-12, 200-9505-02-16, 200-9505-04-04, 200-9505-06-05, 200-9505-08-06, 200-9505-08-07, 200-9505-09-08, 200-9505-10-08, 200-9505-10-09, 200-9505-15-02, 200-9505-18-07, 200-9505-20-05, 200-9505-20-07, 200-9505-28-07 |
| NT40A01 | 200-9517-09-08 |
| INTEL-A10 | 200-7000-12-00, 200-7000-12-02, 200-7000-12-06, 200-7000-22-05, 200-7000-27-02, 200-7000-28-07, 200-7001-12-00, 200-7001-12-03, 200-7001-12-06, 200-7001-22-05, 200-7001-27-02, 200-7001-28-07 |
| NT200A02 | 200-9521-18-11, 200-9521-20-04, 200-9521-22-05, 200-9521-27-03, 200-9521-28-07, 200-9521-41-04, 200-9521-43-11, 200-9521-43-13, 200-9526-18-10, 200-9526-20-04, 200-9526-22-05, 200-9526-27-03, 200-9526-28-07, 200-9526-41-04, 200-9526-43-11, 200-9526-43-13, 200-9532-27-00, 200-9532-27-02, 200-9532-27-03, 200-9532-28-08, 200-9532-35-25, 200-9532-43-11, 200-9532-43-13, 200-9533.20.04, 200-9533-22-05, 200-9533-27-03, 200-9533-28-07, 200-9533-35-25, 200-9533-43-11, 200-9533-43-13, 200-9534-21-28, 200-9534-28-07, 200-9534-35-25, 200-9534-46-06, 200-9534-46-15, 200-9535-21-28, 200-9535-28-07, 200-9535-46-06, 200-9535-46-15, 200-9536-37-00, 200-9536-46-10, 200-9536-46-15, 200-9539-23-00, 200-9539-23-01, 200-9539-23-02, 200-9540-23-00, 200-9540-23-01, 200-9540-23-02, 200-9543-28-07, 200-9543-44-10, 200-9543-47-07, 200-9545-28-08, 200-9545-35-25, 200-9545-44-10, 200-9545-47-07, 200-9546-28-07, 200-9546-44-10, 200-9546-47-07, 200-9549-31-03, 200-9549-35-25, 200-9549-43-11, 200-9549-43-13, 200-9555-32-10, 200-9555-35-20, 200-9555-35-25, 200-9555-43-11, 200-9555-47-05, 200-9555-47-07, 200-8007-22-00, 200-8008-22-00, 200-8009-22-00 |
| NT50B01 | 200-9541-35-20, 200-9541-35-23, 200-9541-35-24, 200-9541-35-25, 200-9541-47-04, 200-9541-47-07, 200-9561-47-05 |
| NT100A01 | 200-9553-35-20, 200-9553-35-25, 200-9553-46-06, 200-9553-46-07, 200-9553-46-15, 200-9554-44-10, 200-9554-47-04, 200-9554-47-07, 200-9559-35-20, 200-9559-35-25, 200-9559-46-06, 200-9559-46-15, 200-9560-44-10, 200-9560-47-04, 200-9560-47-07, 200-9560-47-10, 200-9560-47-11 |
| Hardware | 3GA FPGA images |
|---|---|
| NT4E | 200-9015-42-08, 200-9015-42-13, 200-9015-42-14 |
| NT4E-STD | 200-9017-42-09, 200-9017-42-10 |
| NT4E-INL | 200-9115-42-13 |
| NT4E2-4-PTP | 200-9226-46-12, 200-9226-46-13, 200-9226-48-05, 200-9226-50-03, 200-9226-50-04, 200-9226-51-03, 200-9226-51-04 |
| NT20E2 | 200-9220-44-10, 200-9220-44-12, 200-9220-45-06, 200-9220-46-09, 200-9220-47-03, 200-9220-50-03, 200-9220-50-04, 200-9220-50-05 |
| NT20E2-PTP | 200-9227-50-03, 200-9227-51-03, 200-9227-51-04 |
| NT20E3-2-PTP | 200-9233-52-13, 200-9233-53-01 |
| NT40E3-4-PTP | 200-9232-50-04, 200-9232-51-04, 200-9232-51-07, 200-9232-52-13, 200-9232-53-01 |
| NT40E2-1 | 200-9222-52-05 |
| NT40E2-4 | 200-9221-44-13, 200-9221-50-04 |
Microcontroller compatibility
Test status
Complete test plan
Documentation
See the Documentation Portal, WebHelp or DN-0449 for reference documentation on Napatech Software Suite.
Release note generated at
2022-05-10