Bonding on Hp-ux Box

[Nath_3]

Hi all,

I have done. Bonding on linux and IPMP on Solaris 10 However, Can some one please help me out how to do a Nic bonding. (Failover and Standby and Nic aggregation) in Hp-ux

Any Short white paper would be helpfull rather than a huge PDF.

thanks
ravi

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi Ravi:

You want 'auto-port-aggregation' (APA):

http://docs.hp.com/en/J4240-90041/index.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[Nath_3]

Thanks James, For the huge PDF. It would be good if i can get a small white paper.

Can i get it on configuring Nic failover and standby?

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

check the attachment :

"HP Auto Port Aggregation Quick Install"

mikap

[James R. Ferguson]

HI (again) Ravi:

> It would be good if i can get a small white paper.

OK:

http://www.hp.com/products1/serverconnectivity/adapters/apa_prodbrief.html

Regards!

...JRF...

[Nath_3]

Thanks Mike for the PDF. I will read it and if possible check it on my box. If any Q will get back to you.

thanks again James

Still looking for configuring NIC Failover and standby.

thanks
Ravi

[Patrick Wallek]

>>Still looking for configuring NIC Failover and standby.

That requires the APA software, which you must purchase, that James mentioned above. He also pointed you to the administrator guide for the software.

I'm not sure what else you could be looking for.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom ravi,

APA is the best route to network bonding. It actually provides the same functionality as is built into the Linux OS.

It is not free, it costs money to have this capability under HP-UX.

APA enables full bonding, active-active teaming.

Serviceguard contains a network card standby feature that is like active-passive bonding.

That is pretty much it. You buy APA, or you buy Serviceguard or you live without the feature.

Check your HP-UX OS support level, APA is free in the top two tiers of support for the HP-UX OS. Otherwise you have to buy it.

SEP

[Nath_3]

Thanks All I will go thru the James doc. Even thou it huge...

[Nath_3]

Thanks All