HP Auto Port Aggregation Administrator's Guide for HP-UX 11i v3 December 2007

About This Document
This document describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot HP Auto Port Aggregation
(APA) on HP-UX Version 11i v3 platforms.
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This document is not a tutorial.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system and network administrators responsible for installing,
configuring, and managing HP APA. Administrators are expected to have knowledge of operating
system concepts, commands, and configuration.
A knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) networking concepts
and network configuration is also helpful.
New and Changed Information in This Edition
The December 2007 release of HP APA for HP-UX 11i v3 supports a new option to the nwmgr
--stats command that enables you to monitor HP APA statistics continuously. For more
information, see “Monitoring HP APA Statistics” (page 52).
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Chapter 1 (page 17) Describes HP APA, its concepts, and administrative methods.
Chapter 2 (page 23) Describes HP APA installation requirements and how to install HP
APA.
Chapter 3 (page 27) Shows sample HP APA configurations, and describes the
information to gather and the steps to configure HP APA using the
System Management Homepage (SMH).
Chapter 4 (page 45) Describes those tasks that you perform for the day-to-day
administration of HP APA.
Chapter 5 (page 55)
Describes the nwmgr command and provides a table to translate
legacy LAN commands to nwmgr commands.
Chapter 6 (page 63) Describes how to diagnose and solve HP APA problems, including
reporting problems to HP.
Appendix A (page 91) Provides a summary of the HP APA product specifications.
Appendix B (page 93) Describes the HP APA configuration files and their fields.
Appendix C (page 101) Describes how to configure HP APA by editing the configuration
files.
Appendix D (page 109) Describes the steps to configure VLANs over HP APA using HP
Procurve switches.
Appendix E (page 115) Provides information on using various switches to configure link
aggregates.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
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