def connectIxChassis(self, chassisIp, timeout=30, **kwargs):
        """
        Description
           Connect to an Ixia chassis.

        Parameter
           chassisIp: <str>|<list>: A string or a list of chassis IP addresses.
           timeout: <int>: Default=30 seconds. The amount of time to wait for the 
                           chassis to be in the ready state.

           kwargs: Any chassis attributes and values. For example, if two chassis' are dasisy chained, include:
                   chainTopology=None, masterChassis='10.10.10.1', sequenceId=1

        Syntax
           /api/v1/sessions/{id}/ixnetwork/availableHardware/chassis

        """
        if isinstance(chassisIp, list) == False:
            chassisIp = chassisIp.split(' ')

        chassisObjList = []
        url = self.ixnObj.sessionUrl+'/availableHardware/chassis'
        for chassisIpAddress in chassisIp:
            data = {'hostname': chassisIpAddress}
            if kwargs:
                data.update(kwargs)

            response = self.ixnObj.post(url, data=data)

            if type(response.json()) == list:
                # 8.50 json response is a list.
                chassisIdObj = response.json()[0]['links'][0]['href']
            else:
                chassisIdObj = response.json()['links'][0]['href']
 
            self.ixnObj.logInfo('\n', timestamp=False)

            # Chassis states: down, polling, ready

            for timer in range(1,timeout+1):
                response = self.ixnObj.get(self.ixnObj.httpHeader + chassisIdObj, silentMode=True)
                currentStatus = response.json()['state']
                self.ixnObj.logInfo('connectIxChassis {0}: Status: {1}. Wait {2}/{3} seconds'.format(
                    chassisIpAddress, currentStatus, timer, timeout), timestamp=False)

                if currentStatus != 'ready' and timer < timeout:
                    time.sleep(1)

                if currentStatus != 'ready' and timer == timeout:
                    #raise IxNetRestApiException('connectIxChassis: Connecting to chassis {0} failed'.format(chassisIpAddress))
                    if currentStatus == 'polling':
                        errorMsg = "Chassis could not be located."
                    else:
                        errorMsg = ''

                    raise IxNetRestApiException('connectIxChassis failed. chassisIP:{0}.  It is in the {1} state. {2}'.format(chassisIp, currentStatus, errorMsg))

                if currentStatus == 'ready' and timer < timeout:
                    chassisObjList.append(chassisIdObj)
                    break

        # http://192.168.70.127:11009/api/v1/sessions/1/ixnetwork/availableHardware/chassis/1
        return chassisObjList