Configuring IP Information
Management and IP Interfaces
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IPv6 nodes require an intermediary mapping mechanism to communicate with
other IPv6 nodes over an IPv4-only network. This mechanism, called a tunnel,
enables IPv6-only hosts to reach IPv4 services, and enables isolated IPv6 hosts
and networks to reach an IPv6 node over the IPv4 infrastructure.
Tunneling uses the ISATAP mechanism. This protocol treats the IPv4 network as a
virtual IPv6 local link, with mappings from each IPv4 address to a link local IPv6
address.
The switch detects IPv6 frames by the IPv6 Ethertype.
Defining IPv6 Global Configuration
The
IPv6 Global Configuration
page defines the frequency of the IPv6 ICMP error
messages generated by the switch.
To define IPv6 global parameters:
STEP 1
In Layer 2 mode, click
Administration
>
Management Interface
>
IPv6 Global
Configuration
.
In Layer 3 mode, click
IP Configuration
>
Management and IP Interfaces
>
IPv6
Global Configuration
.
The
IPv6 Global Configuration
page opens.
STEP 2
Enter values for the following fields:
•
ICMPv6 Rate Limit Interval
—Enter how often the ICMP error messages are
generated.
•
ICMPv6 Rate Limit Bucket Size
—Enter the maximum number of ICMP error
messages that can be sent by the switch per interval.
STEP 3
Click
Apply
. The IPv6 global parameters are written to the Running Configuration
file.
Defining an IPv6 Interface
An IPv6 interface can be configured on a port, a LAG, VLAN, or ISATAP tunnel
interface. The switch supports one IPv6 interface as an IPv6 end device.
A tunnel interface is configured with an IPv6 address based on the settings
defined in the
IPv6 Tunnel
page.