About Ipv6 - HP Cisco MDS 9216 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

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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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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
Gigabit Ethernet

About IPv6

IPv6 provides the following enhancements over IPv4:
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This section describes the IPv6 features supported by Cisco MDS SAN-OS and includes the following
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OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
About IPv6, page 54-1
Configuring Basic Connectivity for IPv6, page 54-11
Configuring IPv6 Static Routes, page 54-13
Gigabit Ethernet IPv6-ACL Guidelines, page 54-14
Transitioning from IPv4 to IPv6, page 54-15
Default Settings, page 54-15
Interfaces".
Allows networks to scale and provide global reachability.
Reduces the need for private address and network address translation (NAT).
Provides simpler autoconfiguration of addresses.
Extended IPv6 Address Space for Unique Addresses, page 54-2
IPv6 Address Formats, page 54-2
IPv6 Address Prefix Format, page 54-3
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Chapter 53, "Configuring IPv4 for
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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