Reference Guide

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
FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS 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.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
Usage
Information
• If two addresses are configured, delete an existing address before configuring a new
address.
• If the last manually-configured global IPv6 address is removed using the “no” form of
the command, the link-local IPv6 address is removed automatically.
• IPv6 addresses on a single management interface cannot be members of the same
subnet.
• IPv6 secondary addresses on management interfaces across 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.
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