Administrator Guide

• Removing auto-configuration removes all auto-configured IPv6 addresses and
the link-local IPv6 address from that management interface.
• IPv6 addresses on a single management interface cannot be members of the
same subnet.
• IPv6 secondary addresses on management interfaces across a platform must be
members of the same subnet.
• IPv6 secondary addresses on management interfaces should not match the
virtual IP address and should not be in the same subnet as the virtual IP.
ipv6 address
Configure an IPv6 address to an interface.
Z9000
Syntax
ipv6 address {ipv6-address prefix-length}
To remove the IPv6 address, use the no ipv6 address {ipv6-address
prefix-length
} command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the prefix
length in the /x format. The range is from /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
Defaults none
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.1(0.0) Updated Usage Information.
Version 9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.4.1.0 Added support on the management Ethernet port.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
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IPv6 Basics