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Set IPv4 or IPv6

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There is a new option added to the preference file kaminoprefs.xmlthat you can set to enable support for IPv4 or IPv6 for all storage systems added to VSC.

  • The default.override.option.provision.mount.datastore.address.family parameter has been added to the kaminoprefs.xml preference file to set a preferred data LIF protocol for datastore provisioning.

    This preference is applicable for all of the storage systems added to VSC.

  • The values for the new option are IPv4, IPv6, and NONE.

  • By default the value is set to NONE.

Value Description

NONE

  • Provisioning happens using the same IPv6 or IPv4 address type of data LIF as the type of cluster or management LIF used for adding the storage.

  • If the same IPv6 or IPv4 address type of data LIF is not present in the , then the provisioning happens through the other type of data LIF, if available.

IPv4

  • Provisioning happens using the IPv4 data LIF in the selected .

  • If the does not have an IPv4 data LIF, then the provisioning happens through the IPv6 data LIF, if it is available in the .

IPv6

  • Provisioning happens using the IPv6 data LIF in the selected .

  • If the does not have an IPv6 data LIF, then the provisioning happens through the IPv4 data LIF, if it is available in the .