This document describes how to
install, configure, and troubleshoot HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA)
on HP-UX Version 11i v3 platforms.
Document updates can be issued between editions
to correct errors or document product changes. To ensure that you
receive the updated or new editions, subscribe to the appropriate
product support service. See your HP sales representative for details.
This document is not a tutorial.
Intended Audience
This document is intended for system and network
administrators responsible for installing, configuring, and managing
HP APA. Administrators are expected to have knowledge of operating
system concepts, commands, and configuration.
A knowledge of Transmission Control Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP) networking concepts and network configuration is
also helpful.
New and Changed Information
in This Edition
The December 2007 release of HP APA for HP-UX 11i v3 supports
a new option to the nwmgr --stats command that
enables you to monitor HP APA statistics continuously. For more information,
see “Monitoring HP APA Statistics”.
Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
- Chapter 1
Describes HP APA, its concepts, and administrative
methods.
- Chapter 2
Describes HP APA installation requirements and how
to install HP APA.
- Chapter 3
Shows sample HP APA configurations,
and describes the information to gather and the steps to configure
HP APA using the System Management Homepage (SMH).
- Chapter 4
Describes those tasks that you perform for the day-to-day
administration of HP APA.
- Chapter 5
Describes the nwmgr command and
provides a table to translate legacy LAN commands to nwmgr commands.
- Chapter 6
Describes how to diagnose and solve HP APA problems,
including reporting problems to HP.
- Appendix A
Provides a summary of the HP APA product specifications.
- Appendix B
Describes the HP APA configuration files and their
fields.
- Appendix C
Describes how to configure HP APA by editing the configuration
files.
- Appendix D
Describes the steps to configure VLANs over HP APA
using HP Procurve switches.
- Appendix E
Provides information on using various switches to
configure link aggregates.
Typographic Conventions
This document uses the following typographical
conventions:
- %, $, or #
A percent sign represents
the C shell system prompt. A dollar sign represents the system prompt
for the Bourne, Korn, and POSIX shells. A number sign represents the
superuser prompt.
- audit(5)
A manpage. The manpage name
is audit, and it is located in Section 5.
- Command
A command name or qualified
command phrase.
- Computer
output
Text displayed by the computer.
- Ctrl+x
A key sequence. A sequence
such as Ctrl+x indicates that you must hold down
the key labeled Ctrl while you press another key
or mouse button.
- ENVIRONMENT VARIABLE
The name of an environment
variable, for example, PATH.
- ERROR NAME
The name of an error, usually
returned in the errno variable.
- Key
The name of a keyboard key. Return and Enter both refer to the same
key.
- Term
The defined use of an important
word or phrase.
- User input
Commands and other text
that you type.
- Variable
The name of a placeholder
in a command, function, or other syntax display that you replace with
an actual value.
- []
The contents are optional
in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose
one of the items.
- {}
The contents are required
in syntax. If the contents are a list separated by |, you must choose
one of the items.
- ...
The preceding element can
be repeated an arbitrary number of times.
Indicates the continuation
of a code example.
- |
Separates items in a list
of choices.
- WARNING
A warning calls attention
to important information that if not understood or followed will result
in personal injury or nonrecoverable system problems.
- CAUTION
A caution calls attention
to important information that if not understood or followed will result
in data loss, data corruption, or damage to hardware or software.
- IMPORTANT
This alert provides essential
information to explain a concept or to complete a task
- NOTE
A note contains additional
information to emphasize or supplement important points of the main
text.
Related Information
You can find additional information about HP APA
in docs.hp.com in the Internet & Networking topic area, in the I/O Cards and Networking Software collection under Auto Port Aggregation (APA) at:
http://www.docs.hp.com/hpux/netcom/index.html#Auto%20Port%20Aggregation%20%28APA%29
Other documents in this collection include:
HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Release
Notes
Performance and Scalability White Paper
Using APA to Build a Screaming Fast Network
Server Connection
Publishing History
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to the appropriate product support service. See your HP sales representative
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