Administrator Guide

Static and Dynamic Addressing
Static IPv6 addresses are manually assigned to a computer by an administrator.
Dynamic IPv6 addresses are assigned either randomly or by a server using dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP). Even
though IPv6 addresses assigned using DHCP may stay the same for long periods of time, they can change. In some cases, a
network administrator may implement dynamically assigned static IPv6 addresses. In this 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 Dell EMC Networking OS
Dell EMC Networking OS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 and both may be used simultaneously in your system.
The following table lists the Dell EMC Networking OS version in which an IPv6 feature became available for each platform. The
sections following the table give greater detail about the feature.
Table 44. Dell EMC Networking OS versions and supported platforms with IPv6 support
Feature and Functionality Dell EMC Networking OS
Release Introduction
Documentation and
Chapter Location
S4048–ON
Basic IPv6 Commands 9.8.(0.0) IPv6 Basic Commands in the
Dell EMC Networking OS
Command Line Interface
Reference Guide.
IPv6 Basic Addressing
IPv6 address types: Unicast 9.7.(0.1) Extended Address Space
IPv6 neighbor discovery 9.7.(0.1) IPv6 Neighbor Discovery
IPv6 stateless
autoconfiguration
9.7.(0.1) Stateless Autoconfiguration
IPv6 MTU path discovery 9.7.(0.1) Path MTU Discovery
IPv6 ICMPv6 9.7.(0.1) ICMPv6
IPv6 ping 9.7.(0.1) ICMPv6
IPv6 traceroute 9.7.(0.1) ICMPv6
IPv6 SNMP 9.7.(0.1)
IPv6 Routing
Static routing 9.7.(0.1) Assigning a Static IPv6 Route
Route redistribution 9.7.(0.1) OSPF, IS-IS, and IPv6 BGP
chapters in the Dell EMC
Networking OS Command
Line Reference Guide.
Multiprotocol BGP extensions
for IPv6
9.7.(0.1) IPv6 BGP in the Dell EMC
Networking OS Command
Line Reference Guide.
IPv6 BGP MD5 Authentication 9.7.(0.1) IPv6 BGP in the Dell EMC
Networking OS Command
Line Reference Guide.
IPv6 Routing 457