Running Sametime with IPv6 addressing
An introduction to IPv6 can be found on the following website:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb726944.aspx
http://tinyurl.com/sametime-c001
IPv6 is still not in widespread use across intranets and the Internet at large. For that reason, it is recommended that unless you require IPv6 in your environment; turn off IPv6 before you begin your Sametime install or migration to version 8.5.2.
If you must use IPv6 networking, note that some components of a Sametime server require the use of an IPv4-formatted loopback address. Therefore, to insure that your servers function without potential network issues, do not disable IPv4. Be sure to run both IPv4 and IPv6 addressing.
As stated previously, IPv6 addressing must be enabled at the time of the server install as it cannot be enabled after the server is already installed. For the addressing to work correctly, IPv6 addressing should also be enabled on the client workstation. If your intranet is transitioning to IPv6 networking, this is one more reason to run both addressing schemas to prevent user connectivity issues.
A good article describing IPv6 in the Windows server environment can be found at:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/network/bb530961.aspx
http://tinyurl.com/sametime-c002
"Best practices for moving to IPv6" article can be found at:
http://www.lotus.com/ldd/stwiki.nsf/dx/best-practices-for-moving-to-ipv6
