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Can't connect VMware env via ipv6 address by virsh

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      Description of problem:
      Can't connect VMware env via ipv6 address by virsh 

      Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
      libvirt-client-11.10.0-2.el10.x86_64
      qemu-img-10.1.0-9.el10.x86_64

      How reproducible:
      100%

      Steps:
      1. Enable ipv6 address on ESXi host
      2. Connect the ESXi host using ipv6 address by virsh

      # virsh -c esx://root@[2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa]/?no_verify=1
      error: failed to connect to the hypervisor
      error: internal error: IP address lookup for host '2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa' failed: Address family for hostname not supported

      Actual result:
      As above description

      Expect result:
      Fix the bug

      Additional info
      1. Can ssh ESXi host via ipv6 address

      # ssh root@2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa
      The authenticity of host '2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa (2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa)' can't be established.
      ECDSA key fingerprint is SHA256:kV9S4wQ7Amf6K+Gfkl8MeLKsPZ2OyS/3dfQq0TEMONc.
      This host key is known by the following other names/addresses:
          ~/.ssh/known_hosts:10: 10.73.212.36
      Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
      Warning: Permanently added '2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa' (ECDSA) to the list of known hosts.
      (root@2620:52:0:49d4:ee2a:72ff:fe0a:7baa) Password: 
      The time and date of this login have been sent to the system logs.
      WARNING:
         All commands run on the ESXi shell are logged and may be included in
         support bundles. Do not provide passwords directly on the command line.
         Most tools can prompt for secrets or accept them from standard input.
      VMware offers powerful and supported automation tools. Please
      see https://developer.vmware.com for details.
      The ESXi Shell can be disabled by an administrative user. See the
      vSphere Security documentation for more information.
      [root@dell-per750-10:~] 
      

       

      2. Can connect the ESXi host using ipv4 address by virsh

      # virsh -c esx://root@10.73.212.36/?no_verify=1
      Enter root's password for 10.73.212.36: 
      Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.
      Type:  'help' for help with commands
             'quit' to quit
      virsh # 
      

       

      3. Can connect the other RHEL server via ipv6 by virsh

      # virsh -c qemu+ssh://root@[2620:52:0:49b2:2eea:7fff:feed:a750]/system
      The authenticity of host '2620:52:0:49b2:2eea:7fff:feed:a750 (2620:52:0:49b2:2eea:7fff:feed:a750)' can't be established.
      ED25519 key fingerprint is SHA256:+q84GlSj4oNEPm5DTlVWJMf3cf0TLaLPVo75AbuZlWs.
      This host key is known by the following other names/addresses:
          ~/.ssh/known_hosts:17: 10.73.178.59
      Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no/[fingerprint])? yes
      root@2620:52:0:49b2:2eea:7fff:feed:a750's password: 
      root@2620:52:0:49b2:2eea:7fff:feed:a750's password: 
      Welcome to virsh, the virtualization interactive terminal.
      Type:  'help' for help with commands
             'quit' to quit
      virsh # 
      

       

              virt-maint virt-maint
              mxie@redhat.com Ming Xie
              virt-maint virt-maint
              Ming Xie Ming Xie
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