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  1. Log in to the HP-UX server as superuser.

  2. Confirm that the /usr/bin, /usr/sbin, and /sbin directories are in your PATH by using the echo $PATH command.

  3. Use the uname -a command to determine the HP-UX version of your system.

Product Dependencies

See the HP-UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release Notes for required patches and known problems and workarounds.

IMPORTANT: You must install the required patches before you install the HP APA software.

Hardware Requirements

Supported Switches

HP APA supports the Cisco FastEtherChannel (PAgP) protocol, the Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) (IEEE 802.3ad), and manual trunking mechanisms. HP has tested switches from the following vendors to work with HP APA:

  • 3Com

  • Cisco

  • 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.

Supported LAN Cards

The following network interface cards are supported:

  • All HP PCI 10/100Base cards (both FX and TX)

    NOTE: HP APA does not support the 10/100 BT Standard/Management LAN interface found on some systems and controlled by the intl100 driver, and any other devices controlled by the intl100 driver.

  • 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)

Operating System Requirements

HP-UX 11i v3



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