HP UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software manual Lbmac

verifying TSO support, 16 lanconfig file, 103 lanconfig.ascii file

fields, 102–103sample, 100

lanqueryconf caution, 107

lanqueryconf command, 107 lanscan command

verifying HP APA configuration, 47 Large Send (see TSO)

LB_IP algorithm, 34

specifying in hp_apaconf file, 98

LB_MAC

specifying in hp_apaconf file, 98 LB_MAC algorithm, 34

LB_PORT

specifying in hp_apaconf file, 98 LB_PORT algorithm, 34

link aggregate

adding ports using SAM, 45 and TSO, 16

and VLAN, 113

configuring by editing files, 105–107

configuring FEC_AUTO mode by editing files, 105– 107

configuring FEC_AUTO mode using SAM, 36–41configuring IP address, 47

configuring LACP_AUTO mode by editing files, 105– 107

configuring LACP_AUTO mode using SAM, 36–41configuring MANUAL mode by editing files, 105–107configuring MANUAL mode using SAM, 41–46configuring using SAM, 37, 40, 44

deleting ports using SAM, 45 description, 13

displaying advanced options using SAM, 38, 44 displaying status using SAM, 40

displaying using SAM, 37, 42, 43, 46 in failover groups, 30

including in failover group, 15 maximum number of, 63

not enabled, 33 parameters for, 97

sample syslog status messages, 64 switch restrictions in failover group, 30 verifying active ports (FEC_AUTO mode), 81 verifying active ports (LACP_AUTO mode), 76 verifying active ports (MANUAL mode), 71 verifying configuration (LACP_AUTO mode), 74 verifying configuration (MANUAL mode), 70 verifying if enabled (FEC_AUTO mode), 79 verifying if enabled (LACP_AUTO mode), 74 verifying if enabled (MANUAL mode), 70 verifying member ports (FEC_AUTO mode), 79 verifying member ports (LACP_AUTO mode), 74 verifying member ports (MANUAL mode), 70

link partner

configuring, 47

verifying configuration (failover group), 83 verifying configuration (FEC_AUTO mode), 79 verifying configuration (LACP_AUTO mode), 74 verifying configuration (MANUAL mode), 70

LM_RAPID_ARP, 103

LM_RAPID_ARP_COUNT, 103 LM_RAPID_ARP_INTERVAL, 103 load balancing, 34

(see also load distribution) algorithm, 14 description, 14 parameter, 98

load distribution, 34 log

syslog, 63

M

MAC address

and failover group, 15, 35 and link aggregate, 14 load balancing, 34

MANUAL mode, 33 configuration example, 105 configuring by editing files, 105–107configuring with SAM, 41–46

Maximum Transmission Unit (see MTU) message, 63

(see also status message)

MTU virtual, 16

N

netconf file, 107 and IP address, 14

nettl command, 90

TSO status messages, 91 network is unreachable message

in failover group, 86

in FEC_AUTO mode link aggregates, 81 in LACP_AUTO mode link aggregate, 76 in MANUAL mode link aggregate, 71

network physical port (see physical port)

NIC

verifying claiming, 68 verifying installation, 68 verifying operation, 69

NODE_NAME, 102

O

outbound data transfer, 34

P

packet loss, 79 packet ordering, 15 parameter, 63

(see also global parameter) permission denied message

in failover group, 87

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