Workaround for error 'Argument isn't numeric in scalar assignment at IO/Socket/IP.pm line 716.'

Problem Details

Applicable Error Code

Argument "\0\0\0\0\0\0^CJ\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0M-^D\0\0^F\0\0\0▒\0^E\0..." isn't numeric in scalar assignment at IO/Socket/IP.pm line 716.

Affected Versions

2.5+

Affected Platforms

AIX

Description

The issue above is related to the Perl component, which is not fully compatible with the IPv6 protocol on AIX. 

Workaround

With the help of a variable no-ipv6, you can remove this warning. Add a variable to the script that you use to start a process or a dbvisit console. See example below how to modify a script: