HP UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software manual Firstapaport Firstlacpport

configuring with lanadmin, 58 configuring with SAM, 36–41verifying link partner configuration, 79

file

editing for APA configuration, 105–107hp_apaconf, 48, 97–99hp_apaportconf, 48, 99–100

netconf, 107 file access

verifying (failover group), 87 verifying (FEC_AUTO mode), 82 verifying (LACP_AUTO mode), 77 verifying (MANUAL mode), 73

FIRST_APA_PORT, 63

FIRST_LACP_PORT, 63

G

global parameter default port mode, 63 LACP SYSID mode, 63 LACP timeout, 63 maximum link aggregates, 63 Use syslog, 63

group (see failover group) group capability, 98

and multiple link aggregates, 35 specifying in hp_apaconf file, 97 specifying in hp_apaportconf file, 99 specifying on configuration worksheet, 35

H

host is unreachable message in failover group, 87

in FEC_AUTO mode link aggregates, 82 in LACP_AUTO mode link aggregate, 77 in MANUAL mode link aggregate, 72

Hot Standby mode sample configuration, 27

HOT_STANDBY algorithm, 34 and switch ports, 71

HOT_STANDBY mode configuring switch for, 47

HP APA

configuring FEC_AUTO mode with lanadmin, 58 configuring using SAM, 36–46

HP Serviceguard and HP APA, 17

and HP APA capabilities, 95 caution about link configuration, 35 when to configure, 47

HP_APA_DEFAULT_PORT_MODE, 97 HP_APA_GROUP_CAPABILITY, 97 HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY, 98 HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME, 98 HP_APA_KEY, 98 HP_APA_LACP_SYSTEM_ID_MODE, 98 HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE, 98 HP_APA_MANUAL_LA, 99 HP_APA_MAX_LINKAGGS, 99

HP_APA_USE_SYSLOG, 99 hp_apaconf file

parameters, 97–99startup processing, 48

HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE, 99

HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY, 99 HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME, 100 HP_APAPORT_KEY, 100 HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY, 100 HP_APAPORT_SYSTEM_PRIORITY, 100 hp_apaportconf file

parameters, 99–100startup processing, 48

I

instance number link aggregate, 32 port, 33

ioscan command example, 89

IP address algorithm, 34

and failover group, 15 and link aggregate, 14 and netconf file, 14 configuring on failover group, 47 configuring on link aggregate, 39, 47

K

key

specifying in hp_apaconf file, 98 specifying on configuration worksheet, 35

L

LACP System ID, 63 timeout, 63

LACP_AUTO mode, 33 configuration example, 106 configuring by editing files, 105–107configuring with SAM, 36–41

LAN_MONITOR mode, 33 capabilities, 95

configuration with link aggregates, 30 failover group example, 108 proactive failover example, 110 simple configuration, 29

switch restrictions, 30 lanadmin command

-a option caution, 58 -X options, 52–54-x options, 54–57caution, 51 command line use, 57 displaying statistics, 65 interactive use, 59 syntax, 52

tasks, 51

test selection, 59

130 Index