HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 May 2005

Operating System and Version Compatibility
This release is specific for HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23).
Hardware Requirements
This version of HP APA now runs on either HP 9000 servers or HP Integrity servers with the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23)
operating system.
HP APA supports Cisco's FastEtherChannel (PAgP) protocol, the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (IEEE 802.3ad), or
manual trunking mechanisms.
HP has tested switches from the following vendors to work with HP APA:
• 3Com Corebuilder and SuperStack
• All Cisco Catalyst series
• HP ProCurve
• Foundry
• Alteon
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 Hewlett-Packard PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX)
• All Hewlett-Packard PCI 1000Base cards (both Base-T and SX)
• PCI Token Ring (LAN Monitor mode only)
• PCI FDDI (LAN Monitor mode only)
Required Disk Space
Approximately 2 MB.
Other Requirements
• HP APA must be installed with the system up.
• A reboot will be required.
• Installation requires superuser permissions.
• Refer to the HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Support Guide at http://docs.hp.com for complete installation and
configuration information.
• Estimated time to install the software is 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the complexity of your system.
Patches and Fixes in This Version
Therer are no bug fixes or patches included in HP APA B.11.23.05.
Software Availability in Native Languages
The HP APA product is available only in the English language.
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