Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) support

The IBM® Storage Protect Snapshot for UNIX™ and Linux™ software operates in IPv4, IPv6, and mixed environments.

The network configuration determines which protocol is used by the IBM Storage Protect Snapshot software. The acsd service listens for IPv4 and IPv6 connection requests. Connection requests to the acsd service are made for the addresses that are returned by the system for the respective port on the local host. Connection requests to other systems are made for the addresses that are specified by the user. When TCP/IP addresses are set from a command-line interface, or when you are configuring the product, IPv6 addresses are supported. When an IP address and a port are specified in the following format:

<IPv4 address>:<service or port>

the format needs to be changed for IPv environments only:

<service or port>@<IP address>

In pure IPv4 environments, the traditional format can be used.