APA configuration

[Rashid Hamid]

Hi All

I want to configure APA configuration LAN MONITOR. I have 4 interfaces, lan0 lan1 lan4 and lan5.

I want to configure as below
1) lan0 - lan4
2) lan1 - lan5

The sample hp_apaportconf file that I have only configure 2 interfaces into one group as below

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan0
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[0]=LAN_MONITOR

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[1]=lan4
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[1]=LAN_MONITOR

Question: How to configure another lan1 and lan5? Any group I have to add in hp_apaportconf file?


Thanks

[Arunvijai_4]

Hello,

This thread should be helpful to you,

http://forums1.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=914885

-Arun

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

It is best to do this with SAM. My system with eight lans configured to give four logical has all except second last line commented in the file mentioned.

The entries are there in /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaconf

HTH,
Devender

[Senthil Kumar .A_1 · Accepted solution]

Hi Rashid,

In the file /etc/rc.config.d/hp_apaportconf make sure you use a the follwoing variable "HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY". Make sure the 2 ports that u are agreegating belongs to the same number. In the following example, one group belongs to 5 and the other to 6.

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan0
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[0]=5
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[0]=0
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[0]=LAN_MONITOR

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[1]=lan4
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[1]=5
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[1]=0
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[1]=LAN_MONITOR

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan1
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[0]=6
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[0]=0
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[0]=LAN_MONITOR

HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[1]=lan5
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[1]=6
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[1]=0
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[1]=LAN_MONITOR


Once you perform the following changes to your file, perform the following...

Stop and start APA

/sbin/init.d/hplm stop
/sbin/init.d/hpapa stop
/sbin/init.d/hpapa start
/sbin/init.d/hplm start

Configure /etc/lanmon/lanconfig.ascii and activate the configuration:

lanqueryconf â s
lanapplyconf

Once done, try lanscan to check that it has accepted the APA. The PPA's lan0,lan1,lan4 and lan5 should dissappear, leaving 2 APA's.

NOTE: make sure, lan1 and lan5 is connected to same VLAN, teast by using "linkloop" command.

Regards,

Senthil Kumar .A

[Senthil Kumar .A_1]

In my previous response.. there is a garbage in front of "s" in the second set of commands..

it should be..

lanqueryconf -s
lanapplyconf

Regards,
Senthil Kumar .A

[Todd Whitcher]

This manual is also very helpful

HP Auto Port Aggregation (APA) Support Guide

http://www.docs.hp.com/en/netcom.html#Auto%20Port%20Aggregation%20%28APA%29

Hope that helps

Todd