HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 (5900-2047, October 2011)

Contents
1 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v1...............................................................4
Auto Port Aggregation...............................................................................................................4
Failover Group....................................................................................................................4
New Features in This Release.....................................................................................................4
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.........................................................................................4
Known Problems and Limitations.................................................................................................7
Compatibility and Installation Requirements..................................................................................7
First-time Installation.............................................................................................................8
Configuration File Changes...................................................................................................8
Operating System and Version Compatibility...........................................................................8
Hardware Requirements........................................................................................................8
Other Requirements..............................................................................................................8
Related Information...................................................................................................................9
Software Availability in Native Languages...................................................................................9
2 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v2.............................................................10
Auto Port Aggregation.............................................................................................................10
Failover Group..................................................................................................................10
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.......................................................................................10
Known Problems and Limitations...............................................................................................10
Known Problems with Switches.............................................................................................10
Compatibility and Installation Requirements................................................................................10
Required Patches................................................................................................................11
Required Software..............................................................................................................11
Operating System and Version Compatibility.........................................................................11
Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................11
Required Disk Space..........................................................................................................12
First-time Installation...........................................................................................................12
Configuration File Changes.................................................................................................12
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...................................................................................12
Other Requirements............................................................................................................12
Related Information.................................................................................................................12
Software Availability in Native Languages.................................................................................13
3 HP APA Overview for HP-UX 11i v3.............................................................14
Auto Port Aggregation.............................................................................................................14
Failover Group..................................................................................................................14
Known Problems Fixed in This Version.......................................................................................14
Known Problems and Limitations...............................................................................................14
Known Problems with Switches.............................................................................................14
Compatibility and Installation Requirements................................................................................15
Operating System and Version Compatibility.........................................................................15
Hardware Requirements......................................................................................................15
Required Disk Space..........................................................................................................16
First-time Installation...........................................................................................................16
Interoperability with HP Serviceguard...................................................................................16
Other Requirements............................................................................................................16
Related Information.................................................................................................................16
Software Availability in Native Languages.................................................................................16
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