HP Auto Port Aggregation Administrator's Guide for HP-UX 11i v1 and 11i v2 September 2008

configuring with lanadmin, 58
configuring with SAM, 36–41
verifying link partner configuration, 79
file
editing for APA configuration, 105–107
hp_apaconf, 48, 97–99
hp_apaportconf, 48, 99–100
netconf, 107
file access
verifying (failover group), 87
verifying (FEC_AUTO mode), 82
verifying (LACP_AUTO mode), 77
verifying (MANUAL mode), 73
FIRST_APA_PORT, 63
FIRST_LACP_PORT, 63
G
global parameter
default port mode, 63
LACP SYSID mode, 63
LACP timeout, 63
maximum link aggregates, 63
Use syslog, 63
group (see failover group)
group capability, 98
and multiple link aggregates, 35
specifying in hp_apaconf file, 97
specifying in hp_apaportconf file, 99
specifying on configuration worksheet, 35
H
host is unreachable message
in failover group, 87
in FEC_AUTO mode link aggregates, 82
in LACP_AUTO mode link aggregate, 77
in MANUAL mode link aggregate, 72
Hot Standby mode
sample configuration, 27
HOT_STANDBY algorithm, 34
and switch ports, 71
HOT_STANDBY mode
configuring switch for, 47
HP APA
configuring FEC_AUTO mode with lanadmin, 58
configuring using SAM, 36–46
HP Serviceguard
and HP APA, 17
and HP APA capabilities, 95
caution about link configuration, 35
when to configure, 47
HP_APA_DEFAULT_PORT_MODE, 97
HP_APA_GROUP_CAPABILITY, 97
HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY, 98
HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME, 98
HP_APA_KEY, 98
HP_APA_LACP_SYSTEM_ID_MODE, 98
HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE, 98
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA, 99
HP_APA_MAX_LINKAGGS, 99
HP_APA_USE_SYSLOG, 99
hp_apaconf file
parameters, 97–99
startup processing, 48
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE, 99
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY, 99
HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME, 100
HP_APAPORT_KEY, 100
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY, 100
HP_APAPORT_SYSTEM_PRIORITY, 100
hp_apaportconf file
parameters, 99–100
startup processing, 48
I
instance number
link aggregate, 32
port, 33
ioscan command
example, 89
IP address
algorithm, 34
and failover group, 15
and link aggregate, 14
and netconf file, 14
configuring on failover group, 47
configuring on link aggregate, 39, 47
K
key
specifying in hp_apaconf file, 98
specifying on configuration worksheet, 35
L
LACP
System ID, 63
timeout, 63
LACP_AUTO mode, 33
configuration example, 106
configuring by editing files, 105–107
configuring with SAM, 36–41
LAN_MONITOR mode, 33
capabilities, 95
configuration with link aggregates, 30
failover group example, 108
proactive failover example, 110
simple configuration, 29
switch restrictions, 30
lanadmin command
-a option caution, 58
-X options, 52–54
-x options, 54–57
caution, 51
command line use, 57
displaying statistics, 65
interactive use, 59
syntax, 52
tasks, 51
test selection, 59
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