HP Auto Port Aggregation Administrator's Guide HP-UX 11i v3 (766140-001, March 2014)

7 Support and other resources
Information to collect before contacting HP
Be sure to have the following information available before you contact HP:
• Software product name
• Hardware product model number
• Operating system type and version
• Applicable error message
• Third-party hardware or software
• Technical support registration number (if applicable)
How to contact HP
Use the following methods to contact HP technical support:
• See the Contact HP worldwide website
• Use the GET HELP FROM HP link on the
HP Support Center website.
• In the United States, call [phone] to contact HP by telephone. This service is available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week. For continuous quality improvement, conversations might be
recorded or monitored.
New and changed information in this edition
The following features are supported in B.11.31.1403 Version:
• Mixing of 10GbE drivers (iexgbe and iocxgbe) is now supported in Aggregates or LAN
Monitor.
The APA minimum version for this is B.11.31.1303. The minimum version for iexgbe and
iocxgbe is B.11.31.1303.1 and B.11.31.1303 respectively.
• MC-LAG (or distributed trunking) is now supported for 10GbE interfaces [only iexgbe and
iocxgbe drivers are supported]. The minimum APA version supported for 10 Gigabit Ethernet
is B.11.31.1303. For 10G interfaces, MC-LAG is supported only with Procurve switches.
Related information
• HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes
• Performance and Scalability White Paper
• Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network Server Connection
Typographic conventions
This document uses the following typographical conventions:
%, $, or # A percent sign represents the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign
represents the system prompt for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX
shells. A number sign represents the superuser prompt.
audit(5) A manpage. The manpage name is audit, and it is located in
Section 5.
Command A command name or qualified command phrase.
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