Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network Server Connection for HP-UX 11i v2 and v3

Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network Server Connections
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Auto Configuration: APA Hands-off NIC Activation Features
Once a Network Interface Card (NIC) has been physically installed, the following
automated features speed the process of building link aggregates.
• Auto Negotiation
• Auto Detection
• Auto Configuration
It is important to note that these features work together to help prevent those types of
failures that typically result from human error or component failure.
Network
This feature automatically negotiates a physical link between
two installed NICs, and determines the speed and duplex
settings.
Auto Negotiation