nettl HP APA errors

[Tonya R. Underwood]

Do these mean anything?


**********************Auto-Port Aggregation/9000 Networking*****************@#%
Timestamp : Sat Feb 24 EST 2007 21:07:09.919411
Process ID : 4030071 Subsystem : HP_APA
User ID ( UID ) : 0 Log Class : ERROR
Device ID : 901 Path ID : 0
Connection ID : 0 Log Instance : 0
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<2011> HP Auto-Port Aggregation product can't process control
requests while the link aggregation is not enabled.


Thanks!
Tonya

[steve ma_1]

This means that someone is trying to enable a control (multicast address, promiscuos mode, bind a protocol) on a link aggregate that is currently not in use.

[Ketan Kotak]

When following happens, the above mentioned msg will appear in the NetTL log file:

When one of the following request is sent to a CLEAR (Non-configured) Link Aggregate:
* Turn ON Promiscuous mode.
* Set the ifAdmin status.
* Set the physical MAC address.
* Get the physical MAC address.

You can see if the LA is CLEAR or NOT by seeing its MAC address - if it is all 0s - then LA is CLEAR. (there are other ways to check too)

Hope this helps.

[Ketan Kotak]

Ok. here is some more info and clarification.

My first reply is applicable for HP-UX 11i v2 (B.11.23).

If you see the msg in HP-UX 11i v1 (B.11.11) the case is same with slight change in the requests. For 11i v1, following request - when sent to CLEAR (Non-Configured) Link Agg - will result in the msg.

* Turn Promiscuous ON
* Enable multi-cast address
* Bind any protocol
* Look up for any protocol bound

Hope this is helps.

Thanks and regards,
+ Ketan Kotak