# IPv6 support for elastic search 5.4 **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [May 22, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ipv6-support-for-elastic-search-5-4/86684 "2017-05-22T14:20:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nihar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nihar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nihar)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2017, 2:20pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ipv6-support-for-elastic-search-5-4/86684/1 "2017-05-22T14:20:48Z")
Hi All, I am trying to install elasticsearch 5.4 on a pure IPv6 machine. Is this supported? I am getting " **GetIpAddrTable function failed**" errors while starting the service. Any pointers on the same how to get this going? Thanks in Advance, Nihar ---
**Author:** ![warkolm](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/warkolm/32/39224_2.png) [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ipv6-support-for-elastic-search-5-4/86684/2 "2017-05-25T10:04:34Z")
Can you post the entire error and your config file? ---
**Author:** ![Nihar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nihar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Nihar)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2017, 12:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ipv6-support-for-elastic-search-5-4/86684/3 "2017-05-25T12:23:56Z")
Hi Mark, I am getting following error: C:\Elasticsearch\elasticsearch-5.4.0\bin\>elasticsearch.bat [2017-05-25T13:07:33,912][ERROR][o.e.b.ElasticsearchUncaughtExceptionHandler] [vw-vc-qa54-vm6] fatal error in thread [main], exiting java.lang.Error: IP Helper Library GetIpAddrTable function failed at java.net.NetworkInterface.getAll(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.net.NetworkInterface.getNetworkInterfaces(NetworkInterface.java:343) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SeedGenerator.addNetworkAdapterInfo(SeedGenerator.java:233) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SeedGenerator.access$000(SeedGenerator.java:80) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SeedGenerator$1.run(SeedGenerator.java:183) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SeedGenerator$1.run(SeedGenerator.java:168) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SeedGenerator.getSystemEntropy(SeedGenerator.java:168) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SecureRandom$SeederHolder.(SecureRandom.java:201) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at sun.security.provider.SecureRandom.engineNextBytes(SecureRandom.java:221) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.security.SecureRandom.nextBytes(SecureRandom.java:468) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.security.SecureRandom.next(SecureRandom.java:491) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.util.Random.nextLong(Random.java:424) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.io.File$TempDirectory.generateFile(File.java:1905) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.io.File.createTempFile(File.java:2010) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at com.sun.jna.Native.extractFromResourcePath(Native.java:1059) ~[jna-4.4.0.jar:4.4.0 (b0)] at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibraryFromClasspath(Native.java:937) ~[jna-4.4.0.jar:4.4.0 (b0)] at com.sun.jna.Native.loadNativeDispatchLibrary(Native.java:922) ~[jna-4.4.0.jar:4.4.0 (b0)] at com.sun.jna.Native.(Native.java:190) ~[jna-4.4.0.jar:4.4.0 (b0)] at java.lang.Class.forName0(Native Method) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at java.lang.Class.forName(Class.java:264) ~[?:1.8.0\_111] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Natives.(Natives.java:45) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.initializeNatives(Bootstrap.java:105) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.setup(Bootstrap.java:204) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Bootstrap.init(Bootstrap.java:360) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.init(Elasticsearch.java:123) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.execute(Elasticsearch.java:114) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.EnvironmentAwareCommand.execute(EnvironmentAwareCommand.java:67) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.mainWithoutErrorHandling(Command.java:122) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.cli.Command.main(Command.java:88) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:91) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] at org.elasticsearch.bootstrap.Elasticsearch.main(Elasticsearch.java:84) ~[elasticsearch-5.4.0.jar:5.4.0] * * * Config file * * * # ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration ========================= # # NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings. # Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you # understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences. # # The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists # the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster. # # Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options: # [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html) # # ---------------------------------- Cluster ----------------------------------- # # Use a descriptive name for your cluster: # [cluster.name](http://cluster.name): IPv6\_Cluster # # ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------ # # Use a descriptive name for the node: # [node.name](http://node.name): vw-vc-qa54-vm6 # # Add custom attributes to the node: # #node.attr.rack: r1 # # ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------ # # Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma): # #path.data: /path/to/data # # Path to log files: # #path.logs: /path/to/logs # # ----------------------------------- Memory ----------------------------------- # # Lock the memory on startup: # #bootstrap.memory\_lock: true # # Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available # on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this # limit. # # Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory. # # ---------------------------------- Network ----------------------------------- # # Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6): # network.host: 2001:500:100:1152:c4cf:1c4:49e0:eb47 # # Set a custom port for HTTP: # #http.port: 9200 # # For more information, consult the network module documentation. # # --------------------------------- Discovery ---------------------------------- # # Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when new node is started: # The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"] # #discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts: ["host1", "host2"] # # Prevent the "split brain" by configuring the majority of nodes (total number of master-eligible nodes / 2 + 1): # #discovery.zen.minimum\_master\_nodes: 3 # # For more information, consult the zen discovery module documentation. # # ---------------------------------- Gateway ----------------------------------- # # Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started: # #gateway.recover\_after\_nodes: 3 # # For more information, consult the gateway module documentation. # # ---------------------------------- Various ----------------------------------- # # Require explicit names when deleting indices: # #action.destructive\_requires\_name: true Thanks, Nihar ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2017, 12:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ipv6-support-for-elastic-search-5-4/86684/4 "2017-06-22T12:24:32Z")
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