Setup Guide

IPv6 Routing
Internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) routing is the successor to IPv4. Due to the rapid growth in internet users and IP addresses, IPv4 is
reaching its maximum usage. IPv6 will eventually replace IPv4 usage to allow for the constant expansion.
This chapter provides a brief description of the dierences between IPv4 and IPv6, and the Dell EMC Networking support of IPv6. This
chapter is not intended to be a comprehensive description of IPv6.
NOTE: The IPv6 basic commands are supported on all platforms. However, not all features are supported on all platforms, nor for
all releases. To determine the Dell EMC Networking Operating System (OS) version supporting which features and platforms,
refer to Implementing IPv6 with Dell EMC Networking OS.
NOTE: Even though Dell EMC Networking OS listens to all ports, you can only use the ports starting from 1024 for IPv6 trac.
Ports from 0 to 1023 are reserved for internal use and you cannot use them for IPv6 trac.
Topics:
Protocol Overview
Implementing IPv6 with Dell EMC Networking OS
ICMPv6
Path MTU discovery
IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
Conguration Task List for IPv6 RDNSS
Secure Shell (SSH) Over an IPv6 Transport
Conguration Tasks for IPv6
Conguring IPv6 RA Guard
Protocol Overview
IPv6 is an evolution of IPv4. IPv6 is generally installed as an upgrade in devices and operating systems. Most new devices and operating
systems support both IPv4 and IPv6.
Some key changes in IPv6 are:
Extended address space
Stateless autoconguration
Header format simplication
Improved support for options and extensions
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