HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 December 2007

• Alteon
• Nortel
• Extreme
HP APA also supports Nortel's Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology. Specifically, HP
has tested the Passport 8006 and Passport 8010 switches with the version 3.7.13.0 of the software.
NOTE: Hot Standby and LAN Monitor modes are both supported with all switches; however,
HP strongly recommends using LAN Monitor rather than Hot Standby mode.
The following network adapter cards are supported:
• All HP PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX)
NOTE: HP APA does not support the 10/100 BT Standard/Management LAN interface
found on some systems and controlled by the intl100 driver, and any other devices
controlled by the intl100 driver.
• All HP PCI 1000Base cards (both Base-T and SX)
• PCI-X 10 GbE Fiber cards (LAN Monitor mode only)
• PCI Token Ring (LAN Monitor mode only)
• PCI FDDI (LAN Monitor mode only)
• All HP PCI-X 2-port Combination cards (network ports only)
Required Disk Space
Approximately 2 MB.
First-time Installation
For an initial HP APA installation, two files, hp_apaconf and hp_apaportconf are placed in
/etc/rc.config.d.
The default configuration port mode is MANUAL.
Configuration File Changes
This release enables the use of an optional HP_APA_LACP_TIMEOUT parameter in the
/etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaconf file. Valid values are 0 (slow) and 1 (fast). The default value
is 0.
Other Requirements
• HP APA must be installed with the system up.
• A reboot will be required.
• Installation requires superuser permissions.
• Estimated time to install the software is 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the complexity of your
system.
Related Information
The latest documentation for HP APA is available in at http://www.docs.hp.com in the Internet
& Networking topic area, in the I/O Cards and Networking Software collection under Auto Port
Aggregation (APA) at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/netcom/index.html#Auto%20Port%20Aggregation%20%28APA%29
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