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Configuring an IPv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch
Configuring an IPv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch
In a Layer 3 (router) configuration, each port can be configured separately with an IPv6 address.
This is accomplished using the interface configuration process that is described in
“Configuring
IPv6 on each router interface” on page 138.
In a Layer 2 (switch) configuration, individual ports cannot be configured with an IP address (IPv4
or IPv6). In this situation, the switch has one IP address for the management port and one IP
address for the system. This has previously been supported for IPv4 but not for IPv6.
There is support for configuring a system-wide IPv6 address on a Layer 2 switch. Configuration of
the system-wide IPv6 address is exactly like configuration of an IPv6 address in router mode,
except that the IPv6 configuration is at the Global Config level instead of at the Interface Config
level.
The process for defining the system-wide interface for IPv6 is described in the following sections:
• “Configuring a global or site-local IPv6 address on an interface” on page 139
• “Configuring a link-local IPv6 address on an interface” on page 140
NOTE
When configuring an Ipv6 host address on a Layer 2 switch that has multiple VLANs, make sure the
configuration includes a designated management VLAN that identifies the VLAN to which the global
IP address belongs. Refer to
“Designated VLAN for Telnet management sessions to a Layer 2
Switch” on page 71.
ipv6 enable Enables IPv6 on an interface. X X
log host ipv6 Configures the IPv6 Syslog server. X X
ping ipv6 Performs an ICMP for IPv6 echo test. X X
show ipv6 Displays some global IPv6 parameters, such IPv6
DNS server address. X X
show ipv6 cache Displays the IPv6 host cache. X
show ipv6 interface Displays IPv6 information for an interface. X
show ipv6 neighbor Displays the IPv6 neighbor table. X X
show ipv6 tcp Displays information about IPv6 TCP sessions. X X
show ipv6 traffic Displays IPv6 packet counters. X X
snmp-client ipv6 Restricts SNMP access to a certain IPv6 node. X X
snmp-server host ipv6 Specifies the recipient of SNMP notifications. X X
sntp server ipv6 Enables the device to send SNTP packets over
IPv6. X X
telnet Enables a Telnet connection from the device to a
remote IPv6 host using the console. X X
TABLE 30 IPv6 CLI command support (Continued)
IPv6 command Description Switch code Router code