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What is a mandatory requirement to allow an AIX 7-based NIM Master to install clients over IPv6?
The correct answer is A. The NIM Master must use static IPv6 addresses. When configuring a NIM Master to install AIX clients over IPv6, the NIM Master's IPv6 address must be statically assigned rather than dynamically obtained.
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What is a mandatory requirement to allow an AIX 7-based NIM Master to install clients over IPv6?
Options
- AThe NIM Master must use static IPv6 addresses.
- BThe NIM Master must have both IPv4 and IPv6 connectivity.
- CThe NIM Master must be installed with the AIX Enterprise Edition license.
- DThe NIM Master must be running at least AIX 7.1 TLOO Service Pack3 or later.
How the community answered
(41 responses)- A73% (30)
- B17% (7)
- C7% (3)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
When configuring a NIM Master to install AIX clients over IPv6, the NIM Master's IPv6 address must be statically assigned rather than dynamically obtained.
NIM relies on stable, pre-configured addressing to correctly identify and communicate with master and client nodes; IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration or DHCPv6-assigned addresses are not supported for NIM operations, making a static IPv6 address a hard requirement for IPv6-based installations.
Dual-stack (IPv4 and IPv6) connectivity is not required; the NIM Master can operate over IPv6 exclusively as long as the static addressing requirement is met.
The AIX Enterprise Edition license adds workload management and other enterprise features but is not a prerequisite for NIM to perform network installations over IPv6.
While keeping AIX at a supported service pack level is generally recommended, the specific mandatory technical requirement for IPv6 NIM operation is static addressing, not a particular TL or SP level.
Concept tested: NIM Master IPv6 static address requirement
Source: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.1?topic=management-network-installation
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