Auto Port Aggregation in LACP_AUTO

[bert ponet_2]

Hi,
We are trying to configure 2 network ports in an LACP_AUTO link aggregate. Both ports ( the built-in and one port of a 4 ports NIC A5506B) are nailed to 100FD MANUAL and so are the switch ports. The switch (3COM Superstack 3 4400) supports IEEE 802.3ad but we are unable to create the aggregate.
Can somenone point us in the right direction?
Thanks
See hp_apaconf and hp_apaportconf in attachement

[Craig Rants]

Here are my settings, you may want to look at GROUP_CAPABILITY. Granted we are using FEC since we have Cisco equipment...

HP_APAPORT_INIT_ARGS="HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY HP_APAPORT
_CONFIG_MODE HP_APAPORT_KEY HP_APAPORT_SYSTEM_PRIORITY"

# End of hp_apaportconf configuration file
HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan5
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[0]=7
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[0]=0
HP_APAPORT_KEY[0]=
HP_APAPORT_SYSTEM_PRIORITY[0]=0
HP_APAPORT_COLLECT_MAX_DELAY[0]=
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[0]=FEC_AUTO
HP_APAPORT_INTERFACE_NAME[1]=lan6
HP_APAPORT_GROUP_CAPABILITY[1]=7
HP_APAPORT_PRIORITY[1]=0
HP_APAPORT_KEY[1]=
HP_APAPORT_SYSTEM_PRIORITY[1]=0
HP_APAPORT_COLLECT_MAX_DELAY[1]=
HP_APAPORT_CONFIG_MODE[1]=FEC_AUTO

HP_APA_START_LA_PPA=900
HP_APA_DEFAULT_PORT_MODE=MANUAL

HP_APA_INIT_ARGS="HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE HP_APA_GROUP_CAPABILITY HP_APA_HOT_ST
ANDBY HP_APA_MANUAL_LA HP_APA_INIT HP_APA_KEY"

# End of hp_apaconf configuration file
HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan900
HP_APA_LOAD_BALANCE_MODE[0]=LB_MAC
HP_APA_GROUP_CAPABILITY[0]=7
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA[0]=5,6

GL,
C

[bert ponet_2]

Strange thing is that when I restart the APA (hpapa stop/start) the command output says " Completed succesfully" although the aggregate is not created.
Same with the boot sequence.
The APA displays [OK] but a few lines later , "Configure Lan interfaces " displays [FAILED] because the ifconfig command has failed on the linkaggregate.
Are there any relevant log files?

[Jim Keeble]

Try changing the HP_APA_DEFAULT_PORT_MODE=MANUAL in hp_apaconf.

By setting it to LACP_AUTO, you are configuring ALL APA-capable ports on the system to LACP mode, not just lan1 and lan3.

The hp_apaportconf file will enable lacp on lan1 and lan3 only.

[bert ponet_2]

Thanks for the suggestion Jim.
We tried it out but the linkaggregate refuses to come up.

[Richard Johnson_1]

Hi,

I've had pretty good luck on Cisco with setting the ports to manual in hp_apaportconf, and then going to hp_apaconf with something like:

HP_APA_INTERFACE_NAME[0]=lan100
HP_APA_MANUAL_LA[0]="1,3"

which would pull lan1 and lan3 into an aggregate called lan100.

Regards,

Rich