H3C Technologies H3C SecPath F1000-E - Manual (Page 84)

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DHCPv6 Server Configuration
This chapter includes these sections:
• Introduction to the DHCPv6 Server
• DHCPv6 Server Configuration Task List
• Configuration Prerequisites
• Displaying and Maintaining the DHCPv6 Server
• DHCPv6 Server Configuration Example
Introduction to the DHCPv6 Server
Application Environment
Figure 6 Typical DHCPv6 server application
As shown in Figure 6 , the DHCPv6 server assigns the DHCPv6 client an IPv6 prefix to facilitate IPv6
address management and network configuration. After obtaining the IPv6 prefix, the DHCPv6 client
sends an RA message containing the prefix information to the subnet where it resides, so that hosts on
the subnet can automatically configure their IPv6 addresses by using the prefix.
NOTE:
At present, a device serving as a DHCPv6 server assigns DHCPv6 clients IPv6 prefixes, but not IPv6
addresses, and supports DHCPv6 stateless configuration to assign other configuration parameters.