Quick Reference Guide

64 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide

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Configuring an IPv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch

NOTE

When configuring an Ipv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch that has multiple VLANs, make sure the

configuration includes a designated management VLAN that identifies the VLAN to which the global

IP address belongs. Refer to “Designated VLAN for Telnet management sessions to a Layer 2

Switch” on page 863.

Configuring a global or site-local IPv6 address with a

manually configured interface ID

To configure a global or site-local IPv6 address with a manually-configured interface ID, such as a

system-wide address for a switch, enter a command similar to the following at the Global Config

level.

PowerConnect(config)# ipv6 address 2001:200:12D:1300:240:D0FF:FE48:4000:1/64

Syntax: ipv6 address ipv6-prefix / prefix-length

You must specify the ipv6-prefix parameter in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons as

documented in RFC 2373.

You must specify the prefix-length parameter in decimal value. A slash mark (/) must follow the

ipv6-prefix parameter and precede the prefix-length parameter.

Configuring a link-local IPv6 address as a

system-wide address for a switch

To enable IPv6 and automatically configure a global interface enter commands such as the

following.

PowerConnect(config)# ipv6 enable

This command enables IPv6 on the switch and specifies that the interface is assigned an

automatically computed link-local address.

Syntax: [no] ipv6 enable

To override a link-local address that is automatically computed for the global interface with a

manually configured address, enter a command such as the following.

PowerConnect(config)# ipv6 address FE80::240:D0FF:FE48:4672 link-local

This command explicitly configures the link-local address FE80::240:D0FF:FE48:4672 for the

global interface.

Syntax: ipv6 address ipv6-address link-local

You must specify the ipv6-address parameter in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons

as documented in RFC 2373.

The link-local keyword indicates that the router interface should use the manually configured

link-local address instead of the automatically computed link-local address.