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case, a DHCP server is used, but it is specifically configured to always assign the same IPv6 address to a
particular computer, and never to assign that IP address to another computer. This allows static IPv6
addresses to be configured in one place, without having to specifically configure each computer on the
network in a different way.
In IPv6, every interface, whether using static or dynamic address assignments, also receives a local-link
address automatically in the fe80::/64 subnet.
Implementing IPv6 with FTOS
FTOS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 and both may be used simultaneously in your system.
Table 21-2 lists the FTOS Version in which an IPv6 feature became available for each platform. The
sections following the table give some greater detail about the feature. Specific platform support for each
feature or functionality is designated by the
c e s z symbols.
Note: Dell Force10 recommends that you use FTOS version 7.6.1.0 or later when implementing
IPv6 functionality on an E-Series system.
Table 21-2. FTOS and IPv6 Feature Support
Feature and/or
Functionality FTOS Release Introduction
Documentation and
Chapter Location
E-Series
TeraScale
E-Series
ExaScale C-Series S-Series S4810 Z9000
Basic IPv6
Commands
7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 IPv6 Basic Commands in the
FTOS Command Line Interface
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IPv6 Basic Addressing
IPv6 address
types: Unicast
7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 Extended Address Space in
this chapter
IPv6 neighbor
discovery
7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 IPv6 Neighbor Discovery in
this chapter
IPv6 stateless
autoconfiguration
7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 Stateless Autoconfiguration in
this chapter
IPv6 MTU path
discovery
7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 Path MTU Discovery in this
chapter
IPv6 ICMPv6 7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 ping 7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 traceroute 7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 SNMP 7.4.1 8.2.1 7.8.1 7.8.1 8.3.10 8.3.11 SNMP over IPv6 in this
chapter
IPv6 Routing