Configuring mtu for an interface, Configuring tcp mss for an interface, Configuring the dhcpv6 server – H3C Technologies H3C S12500 Series Switches User Manual
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Configuring the DHCPv6 server
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Overview
A DHCPv6 server can assign IPv6 addresses or IPv6 prefixes to DHCPv6 clients.
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IPv6 address assignment
As shown in
785H
Figure 53
, the DHCPv6 server assigns IPv6 addresses, domain name suffixes, DNS server
addresses, and other configuration parameters to DHCPv6 clients.
The IPv6 addresses assigned to the clients fall into the following types:
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Temporary IPv6 addresses—Internally used and frequently changed without lease renewal.
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Non-temporary IPv6 addresses—Normally used by DHCP clients.
Figure 53 IPv6 address assignment
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IPv6 prefix assignment
As shown in
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Figure 54
, the DHCPv6 server assigns an IPv6 prefix to the DHCPv6 client. The client
advertises the prefix information in an RA message so that hosts on the subnet can automatically
configure their IPv6 addresses by using the prefix.