Contents of the Link™ Capture Software 12.4 Release

Link™ Capture Software 12.4 Release Summary

Platform
Intel® PAC
Napatech SmartNIC
Content Type
Release Summary
Capture Software Version
Link™ Capture Software 12.4

Hardware platforms

The Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release applies to these hardware platforms:

  • Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA
  • NT200A02 SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT200A01 SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT200C01 SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT100E3-1-PTP SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
  • NT80E3-2-PTP SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT80E3-2-PTP-8×10/2×40 SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT40A01 SmartNICs (4GA)
  • NT40E3-4-PTP SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
  • NT20E3-2-PTP SmartNICs (3GA and 4GA)
  • NT20E2 SmartNICs (3GA)
  • NT20E2-PTP SmartNICs (3GA)
  • NT4E2-4-PTP SmartNICs (3GA)
  • NT4E SmartNICs (3GA)
  • NT4E-STD SmartNICs (3GA)

Operating systems

The Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release supports:

  • Linux kernel 3.x, 4.x and 5.x, 64-bit
    Note: For Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA only Linux kernel 3.10 through 4.7 are supported.
  • Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2019, 64-bit
Note: Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA is only supported for Linux.
Note: NT200A01-2x25/10/2x40 and NT40A01-4×10/1-SLB SmartNICs are only supported for Linux.

Supported server architectures

These server architectures are supported:

  • Intel® x86 64-bit
  • 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ 64-bit

New feature

These features are new in the Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release:

  • Support for 2 × 10/1 Gbit/s on NT200A02

Napatech Software Suite features

The general features of Napatech Software Suite are described in Napatech Software Suite Features.

Product packages

The Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release consists of these product packages:

  • ntanl_package_3gd-12.4.x-linux
  • ntanl_package_3gd-12.4.x-windows

The ntanl_package_3gd-12.4.x-linux product package includes FPGA images for the NT SmartNICs (with imgctrl tool for upgrading), two Accelerator Functional Units (AFUs) for the Intel® Programmable Acceleration Card with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA for running at 1 × 40 Gbit/s and at 4 × 10 Gbit/s, respectively, driver software, tools packages, libpcap and documentation. The software components are described in Software.

The ntanl_package_3gd-12.4.x-windows product package includes FPGA images for the NT SmartNICs (with imgctrl tool for upgrading), driver software, tools packages, WinPcap and documentation. The software components are described in Software.

Included documents

The Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release includes these documents:
Note: All of these documents are not necessarily included in each product package.
Note: The documents can also be found on docs.napatech.com (the Napatech Documentation Portal).
Note: The documents relevant for Napatech 3GA SmartNICs are not included in the product packages for the Link™ Capture Software 12.4 release. They can be found in the corresponding 3GA product packages.
  • Napatech, NT 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Link™ Software, Getting Started, Overview Document, DN-0931 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, Napatech Link™ Capture Software for Intel® PAC with Intel® Arria® 10 GX FPGA, Installation and Use, Quick Guide, DN-1113
  • Napatech, Using the Napatech Support Portal, User Guide, DN-1118
  • Napatech, Link™ Capture Software 12.4, Release Summary, DN-1273 (NEW)
  • Napatech, From Link™ Capture Software 12.3 to Link™ Capture Software 12.4, Migration Document, DN-1274 (NEW)
  • Napatech, From Green Bay 2 to Link™ Capture Software 12.4, Migration Document, DN-1275 (NEW)
  • Napatech, NT200A02-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1169 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, NT200A02-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1200 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, NT200A01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1016
  • Napatech, NT200A01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-1017
  • Napatech, NT100E3-1-PTP and NT200C01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0848
  • Napatech, NT100E3-1-PTP-NEBS and NT200C01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0896
  • Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0980
  • Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0981
  • Napatech, NT40A01-SCC, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0954
  • Napatech, NT40A01-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0955
  • Napatech, NT40E3-4-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0797
  • Napatech, NT40E3-4-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0897
  • Napatech, NT20E3-2-PTP, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0904
  • Napatech, NT20E3-2-PTP-NEBS, Installation and Specifications, Hardware Installation Guide, DN-0905
  • Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Software Installation for Linux, Software Installation Guide, DN-0379
  • Napatech, NT SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite and WinPcap, 4GA Software Installation for Windows, Software Installation Guide, DN-1067
  • Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, libpcap Installation, Software Installation Guide, DN-0428
  • Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software, Software Architecture, Overview Document, DN-0810 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Reference Documentation, DN-0449 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software, Handling FPGA Images, User Guide, DN-0487
  • Napatech, SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Basic Troubleshooting, User Guide, DN-0737
  • Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Time-Stamping and Time Synchronization, User Guide, DN-0985 (UPDATED)
  • Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Statistics, User Guide, DN-0986
  • Napatech, 4GA SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Multi-CPU Distribution, User Guide, DN-0988
  • Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software, Stateful Flow Management, User Guide, DN-1227
  • Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Running Snort, Application Note, DN-0666
  • Napatech, Napatech Software Suite, Opening Multiple Network Streams as One, Application Note, DN-0740
  • Napatech, NT SmartNICs with Napatech Software Suite, Qualifying, Fine-Tuning and Troubleshooting Time Synchronization, Application Note, DN-0793
  • Napatech, NT80E3-2-PTP, Running at 8 × 10 Gbit/s, Application Note, DN-1133
  • Napatech, Napatech Link™ Software Features, Feature Description, DN-1128 (UPDATED)