HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes HP-UX 11i v3 February 2007

Hardware Requirements
This version of HP APA runs on HP Integrity servers with the HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31.02) operating
system.
HP APA supports Cisco's FastEtherChannel (FEC, also known as 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
• Cisco
• HP Procurve
• Foundry
• Alteon
• Nortel
• Extreme
For Nortel SMLT support, HP has tested the Passport 8006 and Passport 8010 switches with the
version 3.7.13.0 of the software.
NOTE: HOT_STANDBY and LAN_MONITOR modes are both supported with all switches;
however, HP strongly recommends using LAN_MONITOR mode.
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.
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 in the Internet
& Networking topic area, in the I/O Cards and Networking Software collection under Auto Port
Aggregation (APA) at:
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