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

NOTE: Some IP applications might not have TCP/UDP
port numbers, or the TCP/UDP port numbers are
encrypted. For such cases, even if you choose LB_PORT,
it will fall back to the default LB_MAC.
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA
Manually set ports for the specified link aggregate. Specify
the ports with PPA numbers. Separate each port by a
comma (,).
HP_APA_MAX_LINKAGGS
Sets the maximum number of link aggregates for the server.
The valid range is from 5 to 50. The default value is 50.
This value takes effect only after a reboot.
HP_APA_USE_SYSLOG
Enables (1) or disables (0) the logging of status messages
to the syslog.log file (for example, when a link
aggregate or port fails or comes up). The default value is
0. See Section for sample syslog.log messages and their
meaning. For the May 2005 and later releases of HP APA
for HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11.20), PHNE_33116 (B.11.11.17)
patch release, and December 2005 and later releases of HP
APA for HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23.10) only.
Examples
• To set the load-balancing mode to port based (LB_PORT) on lan900:
HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[0]="lan900"
HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE[0]="LB_PORT"
HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY[0]="off"
• To create a manually formed link aggregate having ports with PPAs 2, 3, and 4:
HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[1]="lan900"
HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE[1]="LB_PORT"
HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY[1]="off"
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA[1]="2,3,4"
NOTE: Ensure that the server and switch are set to the same mode—MANUAL.
hp_apaportconf File
The /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaportconf file contains the following parameters that you
can specify for individual ports. All configuration parameters for physical ports begin with the
prefix HP_APAPORT_.
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE
Set the configuration mode for a physical port. The
supported values are as follows:
• FEC_AUTO
• LACP_AUTO
• LAN_MONITOR
• MANUAL
For a description of these parameters, see the mode
descriptions in “Preparing for Configuration” (page 31).
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY
For FEC_AUTO only. An integer value used to determine
which network physical ports can be aggregated into a
common PAgP link aggregate. Set the group capability to
be the same for all network physical ports. The group
capability must match the group capability of the desired
aggregate that the user wants the port to join. This value
is set in the /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaconf file. “Link
Aggregate Advanced Parameters” (page 34) describes how
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