You can deploy to remote targets in IPv6-based networks for Windows and Linux target servers. Using HP SUM with IPv6 networks presents challenges for IT administrators.

For Windows-based servers, to communicate with remote target servers, HP SUM uses either existing credentials or the user-provided user name and password to connect to the admin$ share. This share is an automatic share provided by Windows Server. After HP SUM connects to the admin$ share, it copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the installation. After this service starts, HP SUM uses this service to communicate between the local and remote target server. During this process, HP SUM opens ports in the Windows firewall to enable HP SUM to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data among local and remote systems. For more information about the ports used, see Network ports used by HP SUM. After the installation is completed or canceled, HP SUM stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes the port on the Windows firewall, and then releases the share to the target server admin$ share.

For Linux-based servers, to communicate to remote target servers, HP SUM starts by using the user-provided user name and password to create a SSH connection to the target server. After the it connects, HP SUM copies a small service to the target server for the duration of the installation. After this service starts, HP SUM uses this service to communicate between the local and remote target server. During this process, HP SUM opens ports in the iptables firewall to enable HP SUM to use SOAP calls over SSL to pass data between the local and remote systems. For more information about the ports used, see Network ports used by HP SUM. When the installation is completed or canceled, HP SUM stops the remote service, removes it from the target server, closes the port in the iptables firewall, and then closes the SSH connection to the target server.

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NOTE: Windows XP clients are not supported in IPv6 networks for HP SUM deployment.