Release Note for Napatech Link-Capture™ Software version 12.9.4 for Linux
Release date
2023-04-25
Description
Software package version ntanl_package_3gd-linux-12.9.4.
Notes
The Napatech Link Capture 12.9.4 software release is resolving issue related to timestamp jump backwards and crc warnings
We recommend to use these latest versions of the NT40A11 FPGA images because of the fixes
This release is a maintenance release in the 12.9 series which introduced these features:
- NT40A11:
- Support for 4x1/10G with Capture feature set (new FPGA image: 200-9564-57-10)
- Support for 4x1/10G with Capture/Replay feature set (new FPGA image: 200-9565-57-06)
- NT50B01:
- Improved timestamp performance for 2x1/10G with Capture Test & Measurement feature set (FPGA image: 200-9561-57-04)
- Improved timestamp performance for 2x10/25G with with Capture Test & Measurement feature set (FPGA image: 200-9541-57-04)
Please refer to the documentation and release notes for details on the new features, bug fixes and which SmartNIC products the new features apply to.
Operating systems
The following operating systems are supported:
- Linux 3.0 -> 3.19 (64-bit)
- Linux 4.0 -> 4.18 (64-bit)
- Linux 5.0 -> 5.19 (64-bit)
The software has been qualified on: Oracle Server Linux 9.0
Hardware / FPGA images
| Hardware | FPGA images | Description |
|---|---|---|
| INTEL-A10 | 200-7000-27-02 | 4x10G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| 200-7001-27-02 | 1x40G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| NT40A01-4x1 | 200-9500-28-11 | 4x1G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| NT20E3-2-PTP | 200-9501-28-11 | 2x10G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| NT40E3-4-PTP | 200-9502-10-07 | 4x10G, Capture Replay, key matcher, line rate Tx |
| 200-9537-44-11 | 4x10G, Capture (CR1), key matcher, dedup | |
| 200-9538-44-11 | 4x10G, Capture Replay (CR2), line rate Tx, dedup | |
| NT80E3-2-PTP | 200-9503-28-07 | 2x40G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| 200-9519-28-07 | 8x10G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| NT100E3-1-PTP | 200-9505-28-07 | 1x100G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| NT200A01 | 200-9512-28-07 | 2x40G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| 200-9515-20-10 | 2x100G, Capture, key matcher included | |
| 200-9516-20-10 | 2x100G, Capture Replay, key matcher not included | |
| 200-9522-28-07 | 8x10G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| 200-9531-35-25 | 2x10/25G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| NT40A01 | 200-9517-09-08 | 4x10/1G port speed, Socket Load Balancer |
| NT200A02 | 200-9521-60-01 | 2x100G, Capture Replay (CR1) |
| 200-9526-60-01 | 2x40G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| 200-9532-60-01 | 2x10/25G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| 200-9533-60-01 | 8x10G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| 200-9534-46-15 | 8x10G, Capture Flow Management (FM1) | |
| 200-9534-46-15 | 8x10G, Capture Flow Management (FM1) | |
| 200-9535-46-15 | 2x40G, Capture Flow Management (FM1) | |
| 200-9536-46-15 | 2x100G port speed, Capture Flow Management (FM1) | |
| 200-9539-23-02 | 8x10G port speed, CPU Socket Load Balancer | |
| 200-9540-23-02 | 2x40G port speed, CPU Socket Load Balancer | |
| 200-9543-47-07 | 2x100G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| 200-9545-47-07 | 2x10/25G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| 200-9546-47-07 | 2x40G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| 200-9549-60-01 | 4x10/25G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| 200-9555-60-01 | 2x1/10G, Capture Replay (CR1) | |
| NT50B01 | 200-9541-57-04 | 2x10/25G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) |
| 200-9561-57-04 | 2x1/10G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| NT100A01 | 200-9553-46-15 | 4x10/25G, Capture Flow Management (FM1) |
| 200-9554-47-07 | 4x10/25G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| 200-9559-46-15 | 4x1/10G, Capture Flow Management (FM1) | |
| 200-9560-56-04 | 4x1/10G, Capture Test & Measurement (TM1) | |
| NT40A11 | 200-9564-57-13 | 4x1/10G, Capture (CR1), key matcher, dedup |
| 200-9565-57-13 | 4x1/10G, Capture Replay (CR2), line rate Tx, dedup |
Supported server architectures
- Intel x86 64 bit
- AMD EPYC Gen2 64 bit
Driver version
3.27.7
LibPCAP version
3.19.1
Tools version
3.27.7
ImgCtrl version
3.17.1
Test status
Complete test plan
Documentation
12.9.0
Release note generated at
2023-04-25