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Chapter 37 Configuring IPv6 Host Functions
Configuring IPv6
To forward IPv6 traffic on an interface, you must configure a global IPv6 address on that interface.
Configuring an IPv6 address on an interface automatically configures a link-local address and activates
IPv6 for the interface. The configured interface automatically joins these required multicast groups for
that link:
•
solicited-node multicast group FF02:0:0:0:0:1:ff00::/104 for each unicast address assigned to the
interface (this address is used in the neighbor discovery process.)
•
all-nodes link-local multicast group FF02::1
•
all-routers link-local multicast group FF02::2
For more information about configuring IPv6, see the “Implementing Addressing and Basic
Connectivity for IPv6” chapter in the
Cisco IOS IPv6 Configuration Library
on Cisco.com.
Beginning in privileged EXEC mode, follow these steps to assign an IPv6 address to a Layer 3 interface
and enable IPv6forwarding:
To remove an IPv6 address from an interface, use the
no
ipv6 address
ipv6-prefix/prefix
length
eui-64
or
no ipv6 address
ipv6-address
link-local
interface configuration command. To remove all manually
configured IPv6 addresses from an interface, use the
no ipv6 address
interface configuration command
without arguments. To disable IPv6 processing on an interface that has not been explicitly configured
with an IPv6 address, use the
no ipv6 enable
interface configuration command. To globally disable IPv6
routing, use the
no ipv6 unicast-routing
global configuration command.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode.
Step 2
sdm prefer
dual-ipv4-and-ipv6
default
}
•
Select the SDM template that supports IPv4 and IPv6.
Step 3
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 4
reload
Reload the operating system.
Step 5
configure terminal
Enter global configuration mode after the switch reloads.
Step 6
interface
interface-id
Enter interface configuration mode, and specify the interface to
configure.
Step 7
ipv6 address
ipv6-prefix/prefix
length
eui-64
or
ipv6 address
ipv6-address
link-local
or
ipv6 enable
Specify a global IPv6 address with an extended unique identifier
(EUI) in the low-order 64 bits of the IPv6 address. Specify only
the network prefix; the last 64 bits are automatically computed
from the switch MAC address. This enables IPv6 processing on
the interface.
Specify a link-local address on the interface to be used instead
of the link-local address that is automatically configured when
IPv6 is enabled on the interface. This command enables IPv6
processing on the interface.
Automatically configure an IPv6 link-local address on the
interface, and enable the interface for IPv6 processing. The
link-local address can only be used to communicate with nodes
on the same link.
Step 8
exit
Return to global configuration mode.
Step 9
end
Return to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 10
show ipv6 interface
interface-id
Verify your entries.
Step 11
copy running-config startup-config
(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.