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IPv6 Routing

IPv6 Routing is supported on the S5000 switch.

IPv6 (Internet Protocol Version 6) is the successor to IPv4. Due to the extremely rapid growth in internet

users and IP addresses, IPv4 is reaching its maximum usage. IPv6 will eventually replace IPv4 usage to

allow for the constant expansion.

This chapter provides a brief discussion of the differences between IPv4 and IPv6, and the Dell

Networking OS support of IPv6. This chapter discusses the following, but is not intended to be a

comprehensive discussion of IPv6.

• Protocol Overview

• Extended Address Space

• Stateless Autoconfiguration

• IPv6 Headers

• IPv6 Header Fields

• Extension Header fields

• Addressing

• Implementing IPv6 with Dell Networking OS

• ICMPv6

• Path MTU Discovery

• IPv6 Neighbor Discovery

• SSH over an IPv6 Transport

• Configuration Task List for IPv6

• Adjusting your CAM-Profile

• Assigning an IPv6 Address to an Interface

• Assigning a Static IPv6 Route

• Telneting with IPv6

• SNMP over IPv6

• Showing IPv6 Information

• Showing an IPv6 Interface

• Showing IPv6 Routes

• Showing the Running-Configuration for an Interface

• Clearing IPv6 Routes