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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 the Dell Networking OS
The Dell Networking OS supports both IPv4 and IPv6 and both may be used simultaneously in your system.
The following table lists the Dell 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 29. Feature Details
Feature and Functionality Dell Networking OS
Release Introduction
Documentation and Chapter Location
FN IOM
Basic IPv6 Commands 9.9(0.0) IPv6 Basic Commands in the Dell Networking OS
Command Line Interface Reference Guide.
IPv6 Basic Addressing
IPv6 address types: Unicast 9.9(0.0) Extended Address Space in this chapter
IPv6 neighbor discovery 9.9(0.0) IPv6 Neighbor Discovery in this chapter
IPv6 stateless autoconfiguration 9.9(0.0) Stateless Autoconfiguration in this chapter
IPv6 MTU path discovery 9.9(0.0) Path MTU Discovery in this chapter
IPv6 ICMPv6 9.9(0.0) ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 ping 9.9(0.0) ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 traceroute 9.9(0.0) ICMPv6 in this chapter
IPv6 Routing
Static routing 9.9(0.0) Assigning a Static IPv6 Route in this chapter
Route redistribution 9.9(0.0) OSPF, IS-IS, and IPv6 BGP chapters in the Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Multiprotocol BGP extensions for IPv6 9.9(0.0) IPv6 BGP in the Dell Networking OS Command Line
Reference Guide.
IPv6 BGP MD5 Authentication 9.9(0.0) IPv6 BGP in the Dell Networking OS Command Line
Reference Guide.
IS-IS for IPv6 9.9(0.0) Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
IPv6 IS-IS in the Dell Networking OS Command Line
Reference Guide.
IS-IS for IPv6 support for redistribution 9.9(0.0) Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
IPv6 IS-IS in the Dell Networking OS Command Line
Reference Guide.
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