Installing and Configuring DHCPv6 2

Conﬁguring DHCPv6 2.001

Conﬁguring the Client

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For more information on setting the DHCPV6_ENABLE variable in the

netconf-ipv6 ﬁle, see “The dhcpv6conﬁg Script” on page 42.

For more information about conﬁguration parameters, type man 1m

dhcpv6clientd at the HP-UX prompt. For more information on log

message types, type man 3c syslog at the HP-UX prompt.

Alternatively, you can use the /sbin/dhcpv6config script to invoke

dhcpv6clientd. To start dhcpv6clientd automatically with the -d and

-l arguments upon each reboot, edit the

/etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons ﬁle. See “The dhcpv6conﬁg Script” on

page 42 for more information.

Setting Up the DHCPv6 2.001 Client

You can use either of the following methods to set up the DHCPv6 2.001

client:

• To conﬁgure a new interface for IPv6, run the dhcpv6config script

on the command line as follows:

$ /sbin/dhcpv6config

• If you want the DHCPv6 2.001 client daemon to start automatically

with the -d and -l arguments upon each reboot, set the

DHCPV6CLNTD_ARGS variable in the /etc/rc.config.d/netdaemons

ﬁle as follows:

DHCPV6CLNTD_ARGS=”-d -dns_sa sip_sa -l”

For more information on the DHCPv6 2.001 client arguments, type man

1m dhcpv6clientd at the HP-UX prompt.

NOTE You need to complete these steps only once, when you install the

DHCPv6 2.001 client.

The dhcpv6client_ui Interface

The /usr/bin/dhcpv6client_ui user interface enables you to

communicate with the client daemon to obtain IP addresses and other

conﬁguration parameters from the server.