Networking protocol support
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus supports communication over IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus supports the following configurations for IPv4 and IPv6:
- Installs and runs within a network running in an IPv4 only environment
- Installs and runs within a network running in an IPv6 only environment
- Maintains interoperability with IPv4, such that the product can
operate and coexist on a network supporting IPv4 only, IPv6 only,
or a dual IPv4 and IPv6 configuration
A dual IPv4 and IPv6 environment can be defined as one in which both protocols can be used simultaneously.
- Supports the processing of events that are generated within both IPv4 and IPv6 network environments within a single ObjectServer and desktop instance
- Operates and coexists on a network supporting IPv4 only, IPv6 only, or a hybrid of IPv4 and IPv6 on all its supported operating systems
IPv6 restrictions
The peer-to-peer functionality of probes is available in a dual IPv4 and IPv6 environment. The V7, or later, ObjectServer gateways (nco_g_objserv_bi and nco_g_objserv_uni) can also connect to an ObjectServer using IPv6 or IPv4. For details of individual probe and gateway support for IPv6, see the documentation supplied with each probe and gateway.
The IBM® Eclipse Help System (IEHS) V3.6.2.1, which is used for the delivery of online help, does not support IPv6. Therefore, when configuring an IEHS server to use in IEHS information center mode, do not specify an IPv6 address for accessing the server.
Internet Explorer version 6 does not support the use of literal IPv6 addresses in URLs. On Web GUI client workstations, you must use host names instead.