Ipv6 - McAfee EPOLICY ORCHESTRATOR 4.5 Product Manual

Configuring ePolicy Orchestrator

IPv6

Grouping agents using the System Tree
Use this task to assign agents to handlers using the System Tree. Handler assignments can
specify an individual handler or a list of handlers to use. The list that you specify can be made
up of individual handlers or groups of handlers.
NOTE: When assigning systems to Agent Handlers, consider geographic proximity to reduce
unnecessary network traffic.
Task
For option definitions, click ? in the interface.
1 Click Menu | Systems | System Tree | Systems.
2 In the System Tree column, navigate to the system or group you want to move.
3 Use the drag-and-drop handle to move systems from the currently configured system group
to the target system group.
4 Click OK.
IPv6
Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) is an Internet Layer protocol for packet-switched
inter-networks. IPv6 has a much larger address space than IPv4. The larger address space
provides flexibility in allocating addresses and routing traffic. The extended address length (128
bits) is intended to eliminate the need for network address translation, to prevent exhausting
the number of unique IP addresses in your network. This also simplifies aspects of address
assignment and renumbering when you change Internet connectivity providers.
McAfee ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 is fully compatible with IPv6. The changeover from IPv4 to
IPv6 will be gradual, and some organizations might use both protocols. To accommodate all
instances, ePolicy Orchestrator 4.5 works in three different modes:
• Only IPv4 — Supports only IPv4 address format
• Only IPv6 — Supports only IPv6 address format
• Mixed mode — Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 address formats
The mode in which ePolicy Orchestrator works depends on the client network configuration.
For example, if the client network is configured to use only IPv4 addresses, ePolicy Orchestrator
works in Only IPv4 mode. Similarly, if the client network is configured to use both IPv4 and
IPv6 addresses, ePolicy Orchestrator works in Mixed mode.
Until IPv6 is installed and enabled, ePolicy Orchestrator listens only on IPv4 addresses . When
IPv6 is enabled, ePolicy Orchestrator works in the mode in which it is configured.
When the ePO server communicates with an Agent Handler or Rogue System Sensor on IPv6,
address-related properties such as IP address, subnet address, and subnet mask are reported
in IPv6 format. When transmitted between client and ePO server, or when displayed in the user
interface or log file, IPv6-related properties are displayed in the expanded form and are enclosed
in brackets.
For example, 3FFE:85B:1F1F::A9:1234 is displayed as
[3FFE:085B:1F1F:0000:0000:0000:00A9:1234].
When setting an IPv6 address for FTP or HTTP sources, no modifications to the address are
needed. However, when setting a Literal IPv6 address for a UNC source, you must use the
Microsoft Literal IPv6 format. See Microsoft documentation for additional information.
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