SAP ASE supports IPv6 technology.
IPv6 terminology:
- Link-local address – an IPv6 address that is
usable only over a single link.
- Site-local address – an IPv6 address that can
be used within a single site.
- Global address – an IPv6 address that can be
used across the Internet.
Interfaces files also provide IPv6 support. An example interfaces file
entry is:
RHAM0_10778_XP
query tcp sun-ether fd77:55d:459d9:169:250:56ff:feb3:4246 19560
master tcp sun-ether fd77:55d:59d9:169:250:56ff:feb3:4246 19560
IPv6 application types:
- IPv6-unaware – an application that
cannot handle IPv6 addresses.
- IPv6-aware – an application that
can communicate with nodes that do not have IPv4 addresses. In some cases, this
might be transparent to the application, for instance when the API hides the content
and format of the actual addresses.
- IPv6-enabled – an application that,
in addition to being IPv6-aware, takes advantage of some IPv6 features.
- IPv6-required – an application that
requires some IPv6 features and cannot operate over IPv4.