IP addresses can have either a dotted quad notation (IPv4) or IP Next Generation (IPv6) format. You can use IPv6 addresses if you define the parameter LSF_ENABLE_SUPPORT_IPV6 in lsf.conf; you do not have to map IPv4 addresses to an IPv6 format.
LSF supports IPv6 addresses for the following platforms:
Linux 2.4
Linux 2.6
Solaris 10
Windows
XP
2003
2000 with Service Pack 1 or higher
AIX 5
HP-UX
11i
11iv1
11iv2
11.11
SGI Altix ProPack 3, 4, and 5
IRIX 6.5.19 and higher, Trusted IRIX 6.5.19 and higher
Mac OS 10.2 and higher
Cray XT3
IBM Power 5 Series
Enable both IPv4 and IPv6 support
Configure the parameter LSF_ENABLE_SUPPORT_IPV6=Y in lsf.conf.
Follow the steps in this procedure if you do not have an IPv6-enabled DNS server or an IPv6-enabled router. IPv6 is supported on some linux2.4 kernels and on all linux2.6 kernels.
Configure the kernel.
Check that the entry /proc/net/if_inet6 exists.
If it does not exist, as root run: modprobe ipv6
To check that the module loaded correctly, execute the command lsmod | grep -w ’ipv6’
Add an IPv6 address to the host by executing the following command as root:/sbin/ifconfig eth0 inet6 add 3ffe:ffff:0:f101::2/64
Display the IPv6 address using ifconfig.
Repeat all steps for other hosts in the cluster.
Add the addresses for all IPv6 hosts to /etc/hosts on each host.
Note:
For IPv6 networking, hosts must be on the same subnet.
Test IPv6 communication between hosts using the command ping6.