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Installing eDirectory on Linux and Windows with IPv6 Addresses 71

Installing eDirectory on Linux and

Windows with IPv6 Addresses

eDirectory 8.8 SP8 supports both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. You can enable IPv6 addresses during the

eDirectory installation process. If you are upgrading from a previous version, you must manually

enable IPv6 addresses.

eDirectory 8.8 SP8 supports Dual IP stack, Tunneling, and Pure IPv6 transition methods. It supports

only the global IP addresses. For example,

 [2015::12]

 [2015::12]:524

There is no change in the eDirectory functionality on IPv6 addresses from IPv4 addresses except that

you must specify IPv6 addresses within square braces

[ ]

. Also, you can use hostname instead of an

IP address. If you are using the hostname, you must specify it in the

etc\hosts

file and associate it

with the IPv6 address.

The following are examples of some of the eDirectory utilities with IPv6 addresses:

ndsstat -h [6015:abc:def:123:456:12:0:123]

ndsstat -h [6015:abc:def:123:456:12:0:123]:524

ndslogin -h [2015::4] admin.organization

ndscheck -h [6015:abc:def:123:456:12:0:123] -a admin.organization -w password

ldapadd -h [2015::4] -p 389 -D cn=admin,o=organization -w password -f adduser.ldif

ldapdelete -h [6015:abc:def:123:456:12:0:123] -p 389 -D cn=admin,o=organization -w

password cn=user21,o=organization

ldapmodify -h [2015::4] -p 389 -D cn=admin,o=organization -w password -f

modify.ldif

ldapsearch -h [6015:abc:def:123:456:12:0:123] -p 389 -D cn=admin,o=organization -w

password -b o=organization objectclass=inetorgperson

http://[2015::3]:8028/nds

eDirectory 8.8 SP8 does not support Link local, IPv4-mapped IPv6, and IPv4-compatible IPv6

address types.

The following sections describe how to install and configure NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8 on Linux and

Windows where IPv6 is already configured:

 Section 4.1, “Configuring eDirectory on Linux with IPv6,” on page 72

 Section 4.2, “Installing or Upgrading eDirectory on Windows with IPv6,” on page 73

For information about the differences in the Linux and Windows platforms for IPv6, see “Listeners

for Unspecified IPv6 Addresses in Linux and Windows” in the NetIQ eDirectory 8.8 SP8

Troubleshooting Guide.