[bcarlson]

For those, like myself, who discarded the etherchannel approach based on the label Etherchannel (as in Cisco Etherchannel), take a second look.

Part of the AIX etherchannel functionality is Network Interface Backup. If one sets up a single interface etherchannel and assigns a NIB, no Etherchannel support is necessary at the switch. Simple redundancy without the complication of HACMP.

	AIX AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) is the name given to a series of proprietary operating systems sold by IBM for several of its computer system platforms.