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

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• Server-to-Server: CPU-based
Ethernet packets do not contain a CPU ID. For this reason, the CPU-based
algorithm makes a separate system call to obtain the originating CPU ID for each
thread. It then uses this CPU ID to direct the thread to an Ethernet port assigned
to that CPU by the APA software.
• Server-to-Server: TCP/UDP Port-based
This algorithm uses the TCP/UDP source and destination port numbers to
distribute traffic across the ports in a Link Aggregate. This algorithm is intended
to be used in networking environments where direct Server-to-Server Link
Aggregation is needed. However, this algorithm may also be used in place of the
MAC, IP, or CPU based algorithms.
This feature is Available with the June 2000 release of APA.