HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 HP Part Number: 5900-2047 Published: October 2011 Edition: 1
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Contents 1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1...............................................................4 Auto Port Aggregation...............................................................................................................4 Failover Group....................................................................................................................4 New Features in This 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 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.
Table 1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.30 Release (continued) Defect ID Description 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). CR: JAGaf69724 SR: 8606409841 Under some stress situations, the system panics with a data page fault in LACP subsystem.
Table 1 Fixes in the HP APA B.11.11.30 Release (continued) Defect ID Description CR: JAGag17382 SR: 8606461420 The lanapplyconf command dumps core if the NODE_NAME value in the /etc/ lanmon/lanconfig.ascii file is different from the server's hostname. CR: JAGag23067 SR: 8606467695 While experiencing a large number of port state changes, HP APA might place LACP ports in the wrong link aggregate.
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. Configuration File Changes The configuration file changes for this release are as follows: • This release enables the use of an optional HP_APA_LACP_TIMEOUT parameter in the /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaconf file. Valid values are 0 (slow) and 1 (fast). The default value is 0.
• 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 at www.hp.com/go/hpux-APA-docs.
2 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v2 This chapter provides information about the HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23.40.1) October 2011 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.
www.hp.com/go/hpux-networking-docs product page. On this page, select HP-UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software. Required Patches HP APA requires the following patches: • PHKL_31500 or its superseding patch • Streams patch PHNE_34788 or its superseding patch • LAN Cumulative patch PHNE_35545 or its superseding patch.
The following network adapter cards are supported: • All HP PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX) NOTE: HP APA does not support the 10/100 BT Standard/Management LAN interface found on some systems and controlled by the intl100 driver, and any other devices controlled by the intl100 driver.
Available documents include: • HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Administrator's Guide • Performance and Scalability White Paper • Split Trunking Support with HP Auto Port Aggregation • Using HP APA with HP Virtual Connect Modules • 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.
3 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v3 This chapter provides information about the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31.60) September 2011 release of HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) and LAN Monitor software. This release of HP APA is a defect fix only release and does not have any new features. 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.
Corrective Action: 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. • Cisco Catalyst 5000 Switches ◦ Turning off Cisco's Fast Ether Channel protocol on one network physical port on the HP 9000 server might cause the entire link aggregate (the port it is associated with) to be deconfigured.
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.
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