HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1, 11i v2, and 11i v3 January 2010 J4240-90050

Compatibility and Installation Requirements
This section describes the compatibility information and installation requirements for this release.
For specific installation instructions, see the HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Administrator's Guide.
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.
Operating System and Version Compatibility
This release is specific for HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11).
Hardware Requirements
This version of HP APA runs on HP 9000 servers with the HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) operating
system.
HP APA supports Cisco's FastEtherChannel (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 Corebuilder and SuperStack
• All Cisco Catalyst series
• HP ProCurve
• Foundry
• Alteon
• Nortel
• Extreme
HP APA also supports Nortel's Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology. Specifically, 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 rather than Hot Standby mode.
The following network adapter cards are supported:
• All HP HP-PB, HSC, and PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX)
• All HP HP-PB, HSC, and PCI 1000Base cards (both Base-T and SX)
• PCI-X 10 GbE Fiber cards (LAN Monitor mode only) (May 2005 release and later)
• PCI Token Ring (LAN Monitor mode only)
• PCI FDDI (LAN Monitor mode only)
• All HP PCI-X 2-port Combination cards (network ports only)
Other Requirements
• HP APA must be installed with the system up.
• A reboot will be required.
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