This chapter provides instructions for configuring various Tivoli® Monitoring components
for IP version 6 (IPv6) communication.
To enable IPv6 communication between a pair of endpoints, follow
the instructions for configuring each endpoint. For example, if you
want to enable IPv6 communication between a hub monitoring server
on a Linux computer, and a
remote monitoring server on Windows,
follow the instructions for configuring the hub on the Linux computer and then the remote server on
the Windows computer. For
ease of reference, instructions are provided for each platform separately.
Note: In
order to use IPv6 with the IBM® Tivoli Monitoring components,
you must ensure your operating system is set up and configured for
IPv6.
For details on supported combinations of IPv6 with IPv4 across
the various IBM Tivoli Monitoring components, see Choose between IPv6 and IPv4.
By default, Tivoli Monitoring
uses the well known ports for communication between components. If
the default ports that are used by Tivoli Monitoring
components in the environment are changed, the change must be made
consistently to the KDC_FAMILIES/KDE_TRANSPORT variables for all components,
specifying the new port parameter for various protocols. For instance,
if the port 11111 is to be used instead of the default 1918, and 7663
instead of the default 3660, the KDC_FAMILIES variable is as follows:
KDC_FAMILIES=ip6.pipe port:11111 ip6 port:11111 ip6.spipe port:7663 ….
If
IPv4 is also used, then the specification for the IPv4 protocol is
also included. The syntax is platform-dependent.