IPv6 support is available only for Network Management Card firmware 2.6.0.X or higher, and Network Management Card 3.
PowerChute can use IPv4 or IPv6 to communicate with the Network Management Card(s).
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IPv6 support is available only for Network Management Card firmware 2.6.0.X or higher, and Network Management Card 3. |
If your computer has more than one IPv4 address you will need to select one of the available addresses. The IP address you select will be registered with the NMC and displayed in the NMC user interface under Configuration - PowerChute Clients.
If you are using IPv6 to communicate with the NMC(s), each network adapter on your machine will typically have several IP addresses assigned to it. Each adapter will have at least one link-local address and one global unicast address assigned to it.
Use the Unicast IP Address drop-down box to specify which address to use. The address type selected in this drop-down box must match the address type that you enter for the NMC(s) on the Network Management Card Connection page. This unicast address will be registered on the NMC(s) and displayed on the PowerChute Network Shutdown Clients page of the NMC.
fe80::88c8::3d95:bc02:74cc is an example of a link-local address.
2001:112:1:0:88c8:3d95:bc02:74cc is an example of a global unicast address.
The NMC supports sending communication packets to an IPv6 Multicast address instead of sending unicast packets to each PowerChute agent. To use this, enable the Multicast check box and enter an IPv6 Multicast address.
The multicast address that is entered here will be registered on the NMC(s) instead of the unicast address and displayed on the PowerChute Network Shutdown Clients page of the NMC. The NMC(s) will send communication packets to that multicast address.
FF02::1 is an example of a multicast address with link-local scope so that only nodes on the same physical network segment will receive it. If using a link-local unicast address, you must use a multicast address with link-local scope.
FF0E::1 is an example of a multicast address with global scope and the NMC will use its global unicast address to send the packet. If using a global unicast address you must use a multicast address with global scope.
For detailed information, please view "The Communications Process of PowerChute Network Shutdown" here.