Operation Manual – IPv6 Management
H3C S3100 Series Ethernet Switches
Chapter 1 IPv6 Configuration
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convert domain names into IPv4 addresses or IPv6 addresses. In this way, the DNS
server has the functions of both IPv6 DNS and IPv4 DNS.
1.1.5 Protocols and Standards
Protocol specifications related to IPv6 include:
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RFC 1881: IPv6 Address Allocation Management
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RFC 1887: An Architecture for IPv6 Unicast Address Allocation
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RFC 1981: Path MTU Discovery for IP version 6
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RFC 2375: IPv6 Multicast Address Assignments
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RFC 2460: Internet Protocol, Version 6 (IPv6) Specification.
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RFC 2461: Neighbor Discovery for IP Version 6 (IPv6)
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RFC 2462: IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration
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RFC 2463: Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMPv6) for the Internet Protocol
Version 6 (IPv6) Specification
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RFC 2464: Transmission of IPv6 Packets over Ethernet Networks
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RFC 2526: Reserved IPv6 Subnet Anycast Addresses
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RFC 3307: Allocation Guidelines for IPv6 Multicast Addresses
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RFC 3513: Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) Addressing Architecture
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RFC 3596: DNS Extensions to Support IP Version 6
1.2 IPv6 Configuration Task List
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Complete these tasks to configure IPv6:
Task
Remarks
Configuring an IPv6 Unicast Address
Required
Configuring IPv6 NDP
Optional
Configuring a Static IPv6 Route
Optional
Configuring IPv6 TCP Properties
Optional
Configuring the Maximum Number of IPv6 ICMP Error Packets Sent
within a Specified Time
Optional
Configuring the Hop Limit of ICMPv6 Reply Packets
Optional
Configuring IPv6 DNS
Optional
Displaying and Maintaining IPv6
Optional
1.2.1 Configuring an IPv6 Unicast Address
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An IPv6 address is required for a host to access an IPv6 network. A host can be
assigned a global unicast address, a site-local address, or a link-local address.