Set the preferred IP version for network adapter discovery

  • Release version: Australia
  • Updated May 13, 2026
  • 1 minute to read

    • Control which IP version Discovery populates on a Network Adapter CI during Linux, Windows, and Solaris discovery.

    Before you begin

    Verify that you have at least version 6.32.0 of Visibility Content.

    Role required: discovery_admin

    About this task

    When a network adapter supports both IPv4 and IPv6, Discovery populates the IP Address [ip_address] field on the Network Adapter [cmdb_ci_network_adapter] CI with one IP address. Before Visibility Content version 6.32.0, Discovery selected the value randomly. Starting from this release, IPv4 is populated by default. Use the network_adaptor_preferred_ip_version MID Server property to specify which IP version to populate.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > MID Server > Properties.
    2. In the Name column, search for network_adaptor_preferred_ip_version.
    3. Select the network_adaptor_preferred_ip_version property.
    4. In the Value field, enter the accepted value for the IP version to populate.
      Values are case-sensitive. Use only the accepted values listed in the table.
      Table 1. Accepted IP version values
      IP version Accepted values
      IPv4 ipv4, IPv4, or v4.
      IPv6 ipv6, IPv6, or v6.
    5. Select Update.

    What to do next

    Run discovery again or wait for the scheduled run to apply the changes.