Disabling IPv6

If your environment is hosted on IBM® Softlayer, you must disable IPv6 in the Windows registry before you install the ICFM tools client.

Procedure

To disable IPv6 on IBM Softlayer:

  1. Open the registry editor. Press Windows key + R. In the Run dialog box, type regedit and click OK.
  2. In the Registry editor, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM > CurrentControlSet > Services > TCPIP6 > Parameters.
  3. Create a new DWORD.
    1. Right-click on Parameters, select New, then DWORD (32-bit).
    2. Set the name to DisabledComponents and press Enter.
    3. Right-click on the new entry and select Modify. Set the Hex value to FFFFFFFF and click OK.
  4. Reboot the client.