Operating System Requirements; Software Requirements; Installing The Software; Verifying The Installation - HP -UX 11i v3 Administrator's Manual

NOTE: HP APA only supports failover groups of LAN interfaces when running on blade
hardware.

Operating system requirements

HP-UX 11i v3

Software requirements

For the December 2008 release of HP APA for HP-UX 11i v3 (B.11.31.30) and later releases, if you
want to IPoIB interfaces for failover groups, HP APA requires the following software:
• DLPI Patch PHNE_36869 or later
• IB-4X Driver version B.11.31.0903 or later

Installing the software

Skip this section if you ordered product option 0D1—preinstallation.
1. To install the software from the installation media, enter the following command:
swinstall
2. Choose the appropriate Source Depot Type (for example, Local CD, Local tape, Local
Directory, Network Directory/CDROM).
3. Choose Source Host Name.
4. Choose Source Depot Path. If you do not know the exact path, you can click the Source
Depot Path button to display a list of valid choices.
5. Highlight the HP APA software:
J4240AA
6. Choose Mark for Install from the Actions menu.
7. Choose Install from the Actions menu to begin product installation and to display the Install
Analysis window.
8. Click OK in the Install Analysis window when the Status field displays a Ready message.
9. Click YES at the Confirmation window to confirm that you want to install the software. The
swinstall command loads the fileset, runs the control scripts for the filesets, and builds
the kernel. The estimated time for processing is 3 to 5 minutes depending on the complexity
of your system. When the status field indicates Ready, a Note window opens. Click OK on
the Note window to reboot the system.
NOTE:
into the kernel.
After you have installed HP APA, it will be in MANUAL port configuration mode until you
configure it to aggregate eligible ports.
See swinstall(1M) for more information.

Verifying the installation

To verify that the HP APA software (J4240AA) has been successfully installed, complete the
following steps:
18 Installing the APA software
You must reboot the system after the software installation to configure HP APA