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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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Configuring IPv6 for Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
IP version 6 (IPv6) provides extended addressing capability beyond those provided in IP version 4 (IPv4)
in Cisco MDS SAN-OS. The architecture of IPv6 has been designed to allow existing IPv4 users to
transition easily to IPv6 while providing services such as end-to-end security, quality of service (QoS),
and globally unique addresses.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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About IPv6, page 46-1
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Configuring Basic Connectivity for IPv6, page 46-11
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Configuring Neighbor Discovery Parameters, page 46-15
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Configuring IPv6 Static Routes, page 46-17
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Gigabit Ethernet IPv6-ACL Guidelines, page 46-18
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Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6, page 46-19
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Displaying IPv6 Information, page 46-19
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Default Settings, page 46-20
Note
For Cisco SAN-OS features that use IP addressing, refer to the chapters in this guide that describe those
features for information on IPv6 addressing support.
Note
To configure IP version 4 (IPv4) on a Gigabit Ethernet interface, see
Chapter 45, “Configuring IPv4 for
Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces”
.
About IPv6
IPv6 provides the following enhancements over IPv4:
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Allows networks to scale and provide global reachability.
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Reduces the need for private address and network address translation (NAT).
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Provides simpler autoconfiguration of addresses.
This section describes the IPv6 features supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS and includes the following
topics:
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Extended IPv6 Address Space for Unique Addresses, page 46-2