Keysight Ixia IxOS, Getting Started Manual

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Figure: FTP Access to a Chassis D: Drive
Local/Remote Operation
The IxExplorer software is the primary tool for navigation, configuration, and control of the Ixia
hardware. You may use IxExplorer either from the monitor attached directly to the chassis or from a
system connected to the network attached to the chassis. After initial configuration, the monitor,
keyboard, and mouse need not remain attached to the chassis. If the IxExplorer software is to be used
from a remote system, the software must be installed there.
UNIX Installation Notes
To run the GUI installer, your client computer must be configured with an operational X-windows server
computer.
Be sure to set your DISPLAY environment variable to the host name or IP address of the client
computer on which you want the installer GUI to display. The following examples explain the setting of
the DISPLAY environment variable using various shells. If you need environment configuration
assistance beyond this, consult your System Administrator.
// enable connections to X Server
xhost + or xhost [remote hostname]
// set DISPLAY environment variable
// determine shell
echo $SHELL
// depending on what shell you use - Bourne shell (bsh or sh),
// Bash (bash- Bourne shell again), C shell (csh) or Korn shell (ksh);
// set DISPLAY environment variable:
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