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address from the current unused prefix is used to create a new address. If there are no remaining
prefixes, the software waits to receive a new prefix from the RA.
● If auto-configuration is enabled, all IPv6 addresses on that management interface are auto-configured.
Manual and auto-configurations are not supported on a single management interface.
● Removing auto-configuration removes all auto-configured IPv6 addresses and the link-local IPv6
address from that management interface.
● IPv6 addresses on a single management interface cannot be members of the same subnet.
● IPv6 secondary addresses on management interfaces across a platform must be members of the same
subnet.
● IPv6 secondary addresses on management interfaces should not match the virtual IP address and
should not be in the same subnet as the virtual IP.
ipv6 address
Configure an IPv6 address to an interface.
Syntax
ipv6 address {ipv6-address prefix-length}
To remove the IPv6 address, use the no ipv6 address {ipv6-address prefix-length}
command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the prefix length in the /x
format. The range is from /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of zeros.
Defaults None
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
EMC Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.1(0.0) Updated Usage Information.
9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.4.1.0 Added support on the management Ethernet port.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
● If two addresses are configured, delete an existing address before configuring a new address.
● If the last manually-configured global IPv6 address is removed using the “no” form of the command,
the link-local IPv6 address is removed automatically.
842 IPv6 Basics