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 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.
Installation requires superuser permissions.
Estimated time to install the software is 3 to 5 minutes, depending on the complexity of your system.