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The lifetime parameter configures the amount of time the IPv6 host can use the IPv6 RDNSS address for name resolution. The
lifetime range is 0 to 4294967295 seconds. When the maximum lifetime value, 4294967295, or the infinite keyword is
specified, the lifetime to use the RDNSS address does not expire. A value of 0 indicates to the host that the RDNSS address
should not be used. You must specify a lifetime using the lifetime or infinite parameter.
The DNS server address does not allow the following:
link local addresses
loopback addresses
prefix addresses
multicast addresses
invalid host addresses
If you specify this information in the IPv6 RDNSS configuration, a DNS error is displayed.
Example for Configuring an IPv6 Recursive DNS Server
The following example configures a RDNNS server with an IPv6 address of 1000::1 and a lifetime of 1 second.
Displaying IPv6 RDNSS Information
To display IPv6 interface information, including IPv6 RDNSS information, use the show ipv6 interface command in EXEC
or EXEC Privilege mode.
Examples of Displaying IPv6 RDNSS Information
The following example displays IPv6 RDNSS information. The output in the last 3 lines indicates that the IPv6 RDNSS was
correctly configured on interface te 1/1.
To display IPv6 RDNSS information, use the show configuration command in INTERFACE CONFIG mode.
The following example uses the show configuration command to display IPv6 RDNSS information.
Debugging IPv6 RDNSS Information Sent to the Host
To verify that the IPv6 RDNSS information sent to the host is configured correctly, use the debug ipv6 nd command in
EXEC Privilege mode.
Example of Debugging IPv6 RDNSS Information Sent to the Host
The following example debugs IPv6 RDNSS information sent to the host.
The last 3 lines indicate that the IPv6 RDNSS information was configured correctly.
dns-server=1000::0001, lifetime=1 sec
dns-server=3000::0001, lifetime=1 sec
dns-server=2000::0001, lifetime=0 sec
If the DNS server information is not displayed, verify that the IPv6 recursive DNS server configuration was configured on the
correct interface.
IPv6 Multicast
Dell Networking OS supports IPv6 multicast.
The Dell Networking OS supports the following protocols to implement IPv6 multicast routing:
Multicast listener discovery protocol (MLD) MLD on a multicast router sends out periodic general MLD queries that
the switch forwards through all ports in the VLAN. There are two versions of MLD: MLD version 1 is based on version 2 of
the Internet group management protocol (IGMP) for IPv4; MLD version 2 is based on version 3 of the IGMP for IPv4. IPv6
multicast for the Dell Networking OS supports versions 1 and 2.
Protocol-independent multicast-sparse mode (PIM-SM) PIM-SM is a multicast protocol in which multicast
receivers explicitly join to receive multicast traffic. The protocol uses a router as the root or rendezvous point (RP) of
the share tree distribution tree to distribute multicast traffic to a multicast group. Messages to join the multicast group (Join
IPv6 Routing
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