HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1 and v2 September 2006

• 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)
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. Available documents
include:
• HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Support Guide
• Performance and Scalability White Paper
• Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network Server Connection
Software Availability in Native Languages
The HP APA product is available only in the English language.
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