HP UX Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Software manual Hpapaportconf File

	NOTE: Some IP applications might not have TCP/UDP
	port numbers, or the TCP/UDP port numbers are
	encrypted. For such cases, even if you choose LB_PORT,
	it will fall back to the default LB_MAC.
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA	Manually set ports for the specified link aggregate. Specify
	the ports with PPA numbers. Separate each port by a
	comma (,).
HP_APA_MAX_LINKAGGS	Sets the maximum number of link aggregates for the server.
	The valid range is from 5 to 50. The default value is 50.
	This value takes effect only after a reboot.
HP_APA_USE_SYSLOG	Enables (1) or disables (0) the logging of status messages
	to the syslog.log file (for example, when a link
	aggregate or port fails or comes up). The default value is
	0. See Section for sample syslog.log messages and their
	meaning. For the May 2005 and later releases of HP APA
	for HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11.20), PHNE_33116 (B.11.11.17)
	patch release, and December 2005 and later releases of HP
	APA for HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23.10) only.

Examples

•To set the load-balancing mode to port based (LB_PORT) on lan900:

HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[0]="lan900"

HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE[0]="LB_PORT" HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY[0]="off"

•To create a manually formed link aggregate having ports with PPAs 2, 3, and 4:

HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[1]="lan900"

HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE[1]="LB_PORT" HP_APA_HOT_STANDBY[1]="off" HP_APA_MANUAL_LA[1]="2,3,4"

NOTE: Ensure that the server and switch are set to the same mode—MANUAL.

hp_apaportconf File

The /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaportconf file contains the following parameters that you can specify for individual ports. All configuration parameters for physical ports begin with the prefix HP_APAPORT_.

HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE Set the configuration mode for a physical port. The supported values are as follows:

•FEC_AUTO

•LACP_AUTO

•LAN_MONITOR

•MANUAL

For a description of these parameters, see the mode descriptions in “Preparing for Configuration” (page 31).

HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY For FEC_AUTO only. An integer value used to determine which network physical ports can be aggregated into a common PAgP link aggregate. Set the group capability to be the same for all network physical ports. The group capability must match the group capability of the desired aggregate that the user wants the port to join. This value is set in the /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaconf file. “Link Aggregate Advanced Parameters” (page 34) describes how

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