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● For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0
to 16383.
● For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a
number.
● For a Null interface, enter the keyword null then the Null interface number.
● For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
● For a tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then the tunnel interface
number. The range is from 1 to 16383.
hardware_addres
s
Enter a 48-bit hardware MAC address in nn:nn:nn:nn:nn:nn format.
Defaults None
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100-ON.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Added support for VRF. Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.1 Introduced on the S4810.
Usage
Information
Neighbor Discovery Protocol for IPv6 is defined in RFC 2461 as part of the Stateless Address
Autoconfiguration protocol. It replaces the Address Resolution Protocol used with IPv4. It defines
mechanisms for solving problems, such as:
● Router discovery: Hosts can locate routers residing on a link.
● Prefix discovery: Hosts can discover address prefixes for the link.
● Parameter discovery .
● Address autoconfiguration — configuration of addresses for an interface .
● Address resolution — mapping from IP address to link-layer address.
● Next-hop determination.
● Neighbor Unreachability Detection (NUD): Determine that a neighbor is no longer reachable on the
link.
● Duplicate Address Detection (DAD): Allow a node to check whether a proposed address is already in
use.
● Redirect: The router can inform a node about a better first-hop.
Use the ipv6 neighbor command to manually configure the IPv6 address of a neighbor to be discovered by
the switch.
994 Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP)