HP Auto Port Aggregation Administrator's Guide for HP-UX 11i v3 September 2008

aggregate or port fails or comes up). The default value is
0. See Section for sample syslog.log messages and their
meaning.
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
to choose the group capability for link aggregates. Ports
going to different link aggregates should have different
group capabilities.
The default group capability is 5.
HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME Name of physical interface. For example, lan0 and lan1.
HP_APAPORT_KEY
For LACP_AUTO only. An integer value that determines
which network physical ports can be aggregated into a
common LACP link aggregate. Set the key to be the same
for all network physical ports. The key must match the key
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. “Configuring a Link Aggregate”
(page 36) describes how to choose the key.
The default administrative key is 0.
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY
Set the port priority for the port. The port priority
determines which port in a link aggregate will be the
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