HP-UX IPQoS A.01.00 Administrator's Guide (October 2005)

HP-UX IPQoS Configuration Files
Adapter Blocks
Chapter 476
Adapter Blocks
The adapter block lists the policies applied to outbound traffic, on specified adapters. The
adapter keyword marks the start of an adapter block definition. You do not create names for
specified adapters. Adapter names must correspond to PPA names that can be listed by the
lanscan command at the time HP-UX IPQoS is started.
The syntax of an adapter block is as follows:
adapter adaptername {
uses policyname [policyname...]
}
You can only specify one configured adapter per adapter block.
You must specify at least one adapter block in a configuration file.You can specify as many
adapter blocks as you need. Only specified adapters are under HP-UX IPQoS control.
You cannot name the loopback driver in an adapter block. HP-UX IPQoS does not apply to
loopback traffic. If lo0 is specified, an error message is sent.
NOTE On an OLAR-capable system, HP recommends reinstalling a configuration file
using ipqosadmin -load whenever there is a change in the system’s network
adapters. This can be incorporated into existing scripts that handle such
transitions.
Adapter Attribute
Specify the adapter attribute by using the following keyword and syntax:
uses policyname [policyname...]
Specifies which policies are used by this adapter.
The policyname specified must already be defined.
Multiple unique policyname attributes can be specified on the same line,
optionally separated by commas. If you run out of room on the current line,
start another line with uses followed by the remaining policyname
attributes you need to specify. You can continue specifying policyname
attributes on as many lines as you need.
You cannot specify the same policyname more than once.
For example, the following adapter blocks are part of a configuration file: