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Configuring the IPv6 short form display format

​​​In BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP, the tabular views display only 16 bytes for IP addresses. When an IPv6 address exceeds this length, the system uses a short format to represent the address.

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Configuring BMC AMI Ops Monitor for IP

Customizing after installation

To configure the IPv6 short display format

  1. From the Utilities section of the EZIP menu, select Product Administration (EZADMIN) and press Enter.
  2. From the EZADMIN menu, select MVIP Config Settings (MVIPCNFD) and press Enter.
  3. In the IPV6 Short Format field in the Other Settings section, type the format in the form (x, y), where:
    • x represents the number of characters to display at the beginning of the IPv6 address
    • y represents the number of characters to display at the end of the IPv6 address
  4. Both x and y must be between 0 and 14 and the two numbers must add up to 14. 
  5. The beginning and end characters must be separated by a double period (‘..’), making a character string of 16 bytes.
  6. The default short format setting is (7.7).
    You can adjust the setting, depending on how your IPv6 addresses are configured in your environment. For example, If the uniqueness of your IPv6 addresses is in the first few octets, you could use a setting of (14.0). If the uniqueness is at the end of the IPv6 address, you could use 0.14. You can display a shortened address as a full address by using a hyperlink—either to a pop-up with the full IPv6 address or to a detailed view with the full IPv6 address.

 

 

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