How to enable Virtual IPV6 for HA Deployment.

Description

By default HA deployments do not display  or allow IPV6 addressing available for external traffic.

Cause

By default Virtual Address for  cluster configuration is disabled when IPV6 addressing is not configured on the appliance(s).

Resolution

To enable IPV6 based Virtual IP Addressing on HA devices. 

1.  Login to  Secure Mobile Access Management Console

Go to System Configuration | Network Settings | Basic | Click 'Edit' | Select External Interface  and enable IPV6 address for both Node 1 & Node 2:

How to enable IPV6 Addressing

2.How to get IPV6 address for appliance external interface.

ssh to the appliance and run ifconfig eth1 to get IPV6 address.

How to find IPV6 address for interface

3. Enable External Interface to enter IPV6 address captured in Step 2. 

NOTE: Perform the same on both nodes which would activate IPV6 Virtual address field.

NOTE: One Pending Changes being applied both nodes in HA would automatically synchronize. IPV6 is not supported on Internal interface.

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