HP UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software specification

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HP UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software manual

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HP Auto Port Aggregation Administrators Guide Page Table of Contents 105 113 127 119129 Vlan over a Link Aggregate List of FiguresVlan over a Failover Group List of Tables List of Examples New and Changed Information in This Edition About This DocumentIntended Audience Document Organization Typographic Conventions Related Information Publishing History HP Encourages Your CommentsPage Conceptual Overview IntroductionLink Aggregate Load Balancing Failover Group Proactive Failover TCP Segmentation Offload Vlan Support Administrative Methods Interoperability with HP ServiceguardHP System Administration Manager Lanadmin Command Manually Editing Configuration Files Installation Requirements Installing the APA SoftwareHardware Requirements Operating System Requirements Installing the SoftwareVerifying the Installation Software Requirements Output similar to the following displays Removing the SoftwareIf nothing is displayed, rebuild the kernel Page HP APA Configuration Examples Configuring APAEnterprise Intranet Client/Server Environment Internet or Large Enterprise Environments Using Routers Configuring APA Sample Router and Server Configuration No Switch Sample Router and Server Configuration Switch Server-to-Server Back-to-Back This configuration has the following characteristics Hot Standby for High Availability Server-to-Server with Switch Not Recommended Sample Hot Standby Configuration for High Availability HP APA 2-4 Port Link Aggregation Switch Failover Group Using Link Aggregates Sample Failover Group Lanmonitor Configuration Preparing for Configuration Sample Failover Group Using Link Aggregates Configuration HP APA Configuration Worksheet Aggregate Instance Number Instance Number ModeFailover Policy HW Path Cost Link Aggregate Advanced ParametersPriority Load Distribution Algorithm Failover Group Advanced Parameters Rapid ARP Interval Configuring a Link AggregateConfiguring an Fecauto Mode Link Aggregate Rapid ARP Count 10 Displaying Link Aggregates Click Advanced Options to display window similar to Figure 12 Link Aggregate Advanced Options 14 Modify Network Physical Port Attributes This window, make the necessary changes and click OK 16 Status of Configured Link Aggregate is UP Using SAM to Configure a Manual Mode Link Aggregate 18 Link Aggregate with Configured IP Address 19 Link Aggregates Supporting HP APA 21 Modify Network Physical Port Attributes 23 Configuring Link Aggregates 25 Adding Ports to or Deleting Ports from Link Aggregate Configuring a Failover Group 27 Configured Link Aggregates Display Configuring HP Serviceguard Configuring an IP AddressConfiguring the Link Partner Verifying the Configuration What Happens During Start Up? What Happens During Start Up? Page Using the lanadmin Command Summary of lanadmin -x and -X Options Where Set OptionsDisplays the -Xand -xoptions help screen Lloadbalancealgorithm linkAggregatePPA Display Options Displays the help screen KportPPA lnyLinkAggregatePPA NanyLinkAggregatePPA Invoking lanadmin from the Command Line Following option is supported, but with a different meaning Configuring an Fecauto Mode Link Aggregation using lanadmin Lanadmin -X -a 6 7 8 9 Using lanadmin Interactively Change ports lan1 and lan2 mode to Fecauto LAN Interface Status Display Partner Page Modifying HP APA Global Parameters Administering HP APALogging Messages to the syslog.log File Administering HP APA Examples Viewing HP APA Statistics Example 5-1 Sample Link Aggregate 32-Bit Statistics Example 5-2shows 64-bit MIB statistics Operation Troubleshooting HP APASolving HP APA Problems Getting Started # /sbin/init.d/hplm stop # /sbin/init.d/hpapa stop No # lanscan Solving Link Aggregate Problems Manual Mode Complete the following steps # arp hostname Appears to hang, complete the following steps Solving Link Aggregate Problems Lacp Mode If the port is not in Lacp mode, possible reasons are HP APA Set the key value and mode with the following commands Complete the following steps # ifconfig interface-name up Solving Link Aggregate Problems FEC Mode If the port is not in FEC mode, possible reasons are Network is unreachable Complete the following steps Solving Failover Group Problems If the port is not in Lanmonitor mode, possible reasons are # lanadmin -r portPPA # lanqueryconf -s # lanapplyconf Complete the following steps Troubleshooting Tools Overview and Usage Testing Access to Internet Network Hosts Scanning the System Hardware Nettl Tracing and Logging Tool Example 6-1 Sample ioscan -f Output To stop Ciscos FEC tracing, enter To stop Lacp tracing, enter Reporting Problems Gathering Information Reporting Problems Page Product Specifications Table A-1 HP APA and LAN Monitor CapabilitiesPage Ports mode is set to the value HP APA Configuration FilesHP APA uses the following configuration files Hpapaconf File Text might cause errors. This does not apply to HP APA Configure a link aggregate for Hot Standby mode. ThisPermissible values are on and off. The default is off Only. Directs APA how to set up the Lacp Hpapaportconf File Lanconfig.ascii File Example B-1 Sample lanconfig.ascii Configuration File Must be the first line in the file Name format is lan9XX, where XX is a decimal numberName of the system as obtained by gethostname. This Specify a name for each LAN Monitor failover group on Lanconfig File 104 Editing Configuration Files for Link Aggregates Configuring HP APA by Editing FilesEditing Files for MANUAL, FECAUTO, or Lacpauto Mode Fecauto Port Configuration Mode Activate the new configuration by entering Editing Configuration Files for Failover Groups Activate the configuration by entering Example Configuring a Failover Group Edit the file, if needed, and enter lancheckconf again # lanscan Proactive Failover Examples Edit the lanconfig.ascii configuration file Assign a priority to the aggregates Edit the configuration file Down VLANs over APA Using HP Procurve Switches Configuring VLANs over Link Aggregates Verify that the Vlan with ID 333 is tagged to Trk3. Enter Configuring VLANs over Failover GroupsCreate the Vlan with ID 333 over lan900. Enter Figure D-2 Vlan over a Failover Group Tag Trk4 to VLANs 333 and 334. Enter Switch 1# show vlan Tag ports F17 and F18 to VLANs 333 and 334. Enter # lanadmin -V create vlanid 333 902 Successfully configured 118 Cisco 6509 Switches Switch Configuration InformationAlteon Switches Configuring a Single Port Creating an PAgP Link Aggregation Creating an Lacp Link AggregationDisplaying the Link Aggregation Displaying a Port in a Link Aggregation Displaying More Lacp Information Save the configuration. Enter save Extreme SwitchesConfiguring HP APA Link Aggregates Deleting a Link Aggregation Procurve 4000/8000 Procurve SwitchesConfiguring Lacp Link Aggregates Procurve Procurve 9304/8 Enter the following TIP Enter command name ? to display the syntax for a command Following prompt displays Reboot the switch. Enter the following Save the configuration. EnterInformation similar to the following displays Administrative Glossary MAC Index CKO Firstapaport Firstlacpport Lbmac Index Vlan