HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes (5900-2483, September 2012)

Contents
1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1...............................................................4
Auto Port Aggregation...............................................................................................................4
Failover Group....................................................................................................................4
New Features in This Release...................................................................................................14
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.........................................................................................4
Known Problems and Limitations.................................................................................................7
Compatibility and Installation Requirements..................................................................................7
First-time Installation.............................................................................................................8
Configuration File Changes...................................................................................................8
Operating System and Version Compatibility...........................................................................8
Hardware Requirements........................................................................................................8
Other Requirements..............................................................................................................8
Related Information...................................................................................................................9
Software Availability in Native Languages...................................................................................9
2 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v2.............................................................10
Auto Port Aggregation.............................................................................................................10
Failover Group..................................................................................................................10
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.......................................................................................10
Known Problems Fixed in Previous Version..................................................................................10
Known Problems and Limitations...............................................................................................11
Known Problems with Switches.............................................................................................11
Compatibility and Installation Requirements................................................................................11
Required Patches................................................................................................................11
Required Software..............................................................................................................11
Operating System and Version Compatibility.........................................................................11
Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................11
Required Disk Space..........................................................................................................12
First-time Installation...........................................................................................................12
Configuration File Changes.................................................................................................12
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...................................................................................12
Other Requirements............................................................................................................13
Related Information.................................................................................................................13
Software Availability in Native Languages.................................................................................13
3 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v3.............................................................14
Auto Port Aggregation.............................................................................................................14
Failover Group..................................................................................................................14
New Features in This Release...................................................................................................14
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.......................................................................................14
Known Problems and Limitations...............................................................................................14
Known Problems with Switches.............................................................................................15
Compatibility and Installation Requirements................................................................................15
Operating System and Version Compatibility.........................................................................15
Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................16
Required Disk Space..........................................................................................................16
First-time Installation...........................................................................................................16
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...................................................................................16
Other Requirements............................................................................................................16
Related Information.................................................................................................................17
Software Availability in Native Languages.................................................................................17
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