HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 HP Part Number: J4240-90047 Edition: March 2009, E0309
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Table of Contents 1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1.............................................................................7 Auto Port Aggregation...........................................................................................................................7 Failover Group..................................................................................................................................7 New Features in This Release.............................................................
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...........................................................................................19 Other Requirements........................................................................................................................19 Related Information..............................................................................................................................19 Software Availability in Native Languages...................................................
List of Tables 1-1 2-1 3-1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.30 Release..........................................................................................8 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.23.40 Release........................................................................................13 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.31.30 Release........................................................................................
1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1 This chapter provides information about the HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11.30) September 2007 release of HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) and LAN Monitor software. This release of HP APA now supports Nortel Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology and MANUAL mode link aggregate creation from ports with different group capability values.
Table 1-1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.
Table 1-1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.30 Release (continued) Defect ID Description CR: JAGaf69619 SR: 8606409736 Under some stress situations (for example, a port is continuously enabled and then disabled to run LACP), the system panics with data page fault in the lacp_notify_msg function. CR: JAGaf69665 SR: 8606409782 When a user application sends a DL_HP_HW_RESET_REQ primitive to a link aggregate or failover group, APA returns the error code 233 (EOPNOTSUPP).
Table 1-1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.30 Release (continued) Defect ID Description CR: JAGag17374 SR: 8606461410 The lanqueryconf command might put ports having VLANs configured on them into failover groups. The lanapplyconf command fails if it detects these ports inside a failover group. CR: JAGag17375 SR: 8606461411 The lanapplyconf command cannot create failover groups whose member ports have an MTU of 259 or less.
Compatibility and Installation Requirements This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release. For specific installation instructions, see the HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Administrator's Guide. 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.
• • 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.
2 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v2 This chapter provides information about the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23.40) December 2007 release of HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) and LAN Monitor software. This release of HP APA now supports HP Serviceguard version A.11.17 or later. HP Serviceguard can use both link aggregates and failover groups (LAN_MONITOR mode). In addition, this release also supports Nortel Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology and improved HP Integrity virtual machine support.
Known Problems and Limitations This section describes the known problems and limitations as known to HP at time of publication. If workarounds are available, they are included. Known Problems with Switches • 3Com SuperStack II Switches To interoperate with the switch, disable the Trunk Control Message Protocol (TCMP) on all of the ports that are being used with HP Integrity servers.
• • • 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.
• • 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.
3 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v3 This chapter provides information about the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31.30) March 2009 release of HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) and LAN Monitor software. This release of HP APA now supports the creation of failover groups over Internet Protocol over InfiniBand (IPoIB) interfaces. Auto Port Aggregation HP APA is a software product that creates link aggregates, often called "trunks," which provide a logical grouping of two or more physical ports into a single "Fat-Pipe.
Known Problems with Switches • HP ProCurve Switches When disabling Cisco's Fast Ether Channel protocol on the HP 9000 server, the HP ProCurve switches block that particular port from further use. Severity: Medium Corrective Action: In order to use the network physical port on the HP 9000 server, physically move the connection from the server to the switch to another non-Cisco Fast EtherChannel port on the switch.
HP has tested switches from the following vendors to work with HP APA: • • • • • • • 3Com Cisco (also Split LACP link aggregations on Cisco Switch Stacks) HP Procurve Foundry Alteon Nortel Extreme For Nortel SMLT support, 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 mode.
Software Availability in Native Languages The HP APA product is available only in the English language.
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