HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 March 2009

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.
The following network adapter cards are supported:
• All HP PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX)
• All HP PCI 1000Base cards (both Base-T and SX)
• All HP PCI-X 2-port Combination cards (network ports only)
• PCI-X 10 GbE Fiber cards (failover groups 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.
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard
For this release of HP APA, to use link aggregates and failover groups (LAN_MONITOR mode)
with HP Serviceguard, you must use HP Serviceguard version A.11.17.01 or later.
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
Available documents include:
• HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Administrator's Guide
• Performance and Scalability White Paper
• Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network Server Connection
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