HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 September 2008

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1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1.............................................................................7
Auto Port Aggregation...........................................................................................................................7
Failover Group..................................................................................................................................7
New Features in This Release.................................................................................................................7
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.................................................................................................7
Known Problems and Limitations........................................................................................................10
Compatibility and Installation Requirements......................................................................................11
First-time Installation......................................................................................................................11
Configuration File Changes.............................................................................................................11
Operating System and Version Compatibility................................................................................11
Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................11
Other Requirements........................................................................................................................11
Related Information..............................................................................................................................12
Software Availability in Native Languages..........................................................................................12
2 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v2...........................................................................13
Auto Port Aggregation..........................................................................................................................13
Failover Group.................................................................................................................................13
New Features in This Release...............................................................................................................13
Known Problems Fixed in This Version...............................................................................................13
Known Problems and Limitations........................................................................................................14
Known Problems with Switches......................................................................................................14
Compatibility and Installation Requirements......................................................................................14
Required Patches.............................................................................................................................14
Required Software...........................................................................................................................14
Operating System and Version Compatibility................................................................................14
Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................14
Required Disk Space........................................................................................................................15
First-time Installation......................................................................................................................15
Configuration File Changes.............................................................................................................15
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...........................................................................................15
Other Requirements........................................................................................................................15
Related Information..............................................................................................................................16
Software Availability in Native Languages..........................................................................................16
3 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v3...........................................................................17
Auto Port Aggregation..........................................................................................................................17
Failover Group.................................................................................................................................17
New Features in This Release...............................................................................................................17
Known Problems Fixed in This Version...............................................................................................17
Known Problems and Limitations........................................................................................................17
Known Problems with Switches......................................................................................................18
Compatibility and Installation Requirements......................................................................................18
Required Patches.............................................................................................................................18
Operating System and Version Compatibility................................................................................18
Hardware Requirements.................................................................................................................18
Required Disk Space........................................................................................................................19
First-time Installation......................................................................................................................19
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...........................................................................................19
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