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Native IPv6 support

Open ocfmatt opened this issue 3 years ago • 3 comments

Hello,

I am working with a client who requires a native IPv6 environment for a specific project. I have read in https://github.com/xcat2/xcat-core/issues/7221 IPv6 provisioning is not natively supported. Is this a limitation of xCAT and its APIs or the underlying components used for the provisioning process?

Regards, Matt.

ocfmatt avatar Jan 05 '23 15:01 ocfmatt

Is anyone able to comment on this?

Since opening the issue I have found incompatibilities in makehosts, makedns and updatenode preventing each of these core functions working.

Regards, Matt.

ocfmatt avatar Jan 23 '23 14:01 ocfmatt

@ocfmatt IPv6 support in xCAT does not work due to limitations in xCAT. There are attempts in parts of the code to address IPv6, but it is not officially supported and we do not regularly test any IPv6 features. IPv6 should not be expected to work out of the box. You may be able to get it working if you are willing to invest time in investigating and fixing problems, but it will require some effort from yourself or others in the community to get working.

besawn avatar Jan 23 '23 20:01 besawn

Hi @besawn,

Thank you for the reply and confirming the status of IPv6 support. We'll evaluate internally at OCF to see if we are able to workaround or help develop IPv6 support.

Regards, Matt.

ocfmatt avatar Jan 24 '23 11:01 ocfmatt