Quick Reference Guide

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Configuring the management port for an IPv6 automatic address configuration
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Configuring the management port for an IPv6 automatic address
configuration
You can have the management port configured to automatically obtain an IPv6 address. This
process is the same for any other port and is described in detail in the “Configuring a global IPv6
address with an automatically computed EUI-64 interface ID” on page 66
Configuring basic IPv6 connectivity on a Layer 3 switch
To configure basic IPv6 connectivity on a Layer 3 Switch, you must do the following:
• Configure an IPv6 address or explicitly enable IPv6 on each router interface.
All other configuration tasks in this chapter are optional..
Configuring IPv6 on each router interface
To forward IPv6 traffic on a router interface, the interface must have an IPv6 address, or IPv6 must
be explicitly enabled. By default, an IPv6 address is not configured on a router interface.
If you choose to configure a global or site-local IPv6 address for an interface, IPv6 is also enabled
on the interface. Further, when you configure a global or site-local IPv6 address, you must decide
on one of the following in the low-order 64 bits:
• A manually configured interface ID.
• An automatically computed EUI-64 interface ID.
If you prefer to assign a link-local IPv6 address to the interface, you must explicitly enable IPv6 on
the interface, which causes a link-local address to be automatically computed for the interface. If
preferred, you can override the automatically configured link-local address with an address that you
manually configure.
This section provides the following information:
• Configuring a global or site-local address with a manually configured or automatically
computed interface ID for an interface.
• Automatically or manually configuring a link-local address for an interface.
• Configuring IPv6 anycast addresses
Configuring a global or site-local IPv6 address on an interface
Configuring a global or site-local IPv6 address on an interface does the following:
• Automatically configures an interface ID (a link-local address), if specified.
• Enables IPv6 on that interface.
Additionally, the configured interface automatically joins the following required multicast groups for
that link:
• Solicited-node multicast group FF02:0:0:0:0:1:FF00::/104 for each unicast address assigned
to the interface.
• Solicited-node for subnet anycast address for each unicast assigned address