Configuring The Dhcpv6 Server; Overview; Ipv6 Address Assignment; Ipv6 Prefix Assignment - HP 5920 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring the DHCPv6 server

Overview

A DHCPv6 server can assign IPv6 addresses or IPv6 prefixes to DHCPv6 clients.

IPv6 address assignment

As shown in
addresses, and other configuration parameters to DHCPv6 clients.
The IPv6 addresses assigned to the clients fall into the following types:
Temporary IPv6 addresses—Internally used and frequently changed without lease renewal.
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Non-temporary IPv6 addresses—Normally used by DHCP clients.
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Figure 61 IPv6 address assignment

IPv6 prefix assignment

As shown in
advertises the prefix information in an RA message so that hosts on the subnet can automatically
configure their IPv6 addresses by using the prefix.
Figure 61, the DHCPv6 server assigns IPv6 addresses, domain name suffixes, DNS server
Figure 62, the DHCPv6 server assigns an IPv6 prefix to the DHCPv6 client. The client
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