About This Document

This document (formerly titled HP Auto Port Aggregation Support Guide) describes how to install, configure, and troubleshoot HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) on HP-UX Version 11.0, 11i v1, 11i v2 platforms.

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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 September 2007 release of HP APA for HP-UX 11i v1 supports Nortel Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology and MANUAL mode link aggregate creation from ports with different group capability values.

The September 2007 release of HP APA for HP-UX 11i v2 supports HP Serviceguard over failover groups (LAN_MONITOR mode), Nortel Split Multi-Link Trunking (SMLT) technology, and improved HP Integrity virtual machine support.

The document has been reorganized and the troubleshooting section updated.

Document Organization

This document is organized as follows:

Chapter 1 (page 13)	Describes HP APA, its concepts, and administrative methods.
Chapter 2 (page 19)	Describes HP APA installation requirements and how to install HP
	APA.
Chapter 3 (page 23)	Shows sample HP APA configurations, and describes the
	information to gather and the steps to configure HP APA using the
	System Administration Manager (SAM).
Chapter 4 (page 51)	Describes how to administer HP APA using the lanadmin
	command.
Chapter 5 (page 63)	Describes those tasks that you perform for the day-to-day
	administration of HP APA.
Chapter 6 (page 67)	Describes how to diagnose and solve HP APA problems, including
	reporting problems to HP.
Appendix A (page 95)	Provides a summary of the HP APA product specifications.
Appendix B (page 97)	Describes the HP APA configuration files and their fields.
Appendix C (page 105)	Describes how to configure HP APA by editing the configuration
	files.
Appendix D (page 113)	Describes the steps to configure VLANs over HP APA using HP
	Procurve switches.
Appendix E (page 119)	Provides information on using various switches to configure link
	aggregates.