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Chapter 2 Cisco ME 3400 Ethernet Access Switch Cisco IOS Commands

ipv6 dhcp client request vendor

Use the ipv6 dhcp client request interface configuration command to configure an IPv6 client to request

an option from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol for IPv6 (DHCPv6) server. To remove the

request, use the no form of this command.

ipv6 dhcp client request vendor

no ipv6 dhcp client request vendor

Note This command is available only if the switch is running the metro IP access image and you have

configured a dual IPv4 and IPv6 Switch Database Management (SDM) template on the switch.

Syntax Description This command has no arguments or keywords.

Defaults No default is defined.

Command Modes Interface configuration

Command History

Usage Guidelines To configure the dual IPv4 and IPv6 template, enter the sdm prefer dual-ipv4-and-ipv6 {default |

routing | vlan} global configuration command, and reload the switch.

Use the ipv6 dhcp client request vendor interface configuration to request a vendor-specific option.

When enabled, the command is verified only when an IPv6 address is acquired from DHCP. If you enter

the command after the interface has an IPv6 address, the command does not take effect until the next

time the client acquires an IPv6 address from DHCP.

Examples This example shows how to enable the request vendor-specific option.

Switch(config)# interface gigabitethernet0/1

Switch(config-if)# ipv6 dhcp client request vendor-specific

Related Commands

Release Modification

12.2(50)SE This command was introduced.

Command Description

ipv6 address dhcp Acquires an IPv6 address on an interface from DHCP.