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Configuring Basic IPv6 Connectivity

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This chapter explains how to get a Brocade Layer 3 Switch that supports IPv6 up and running. To
configure basic IPv6 connectivity, you must do the following:
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Enabling IPv6 routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068
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Configuring IPv6 on each router interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1068
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Configuring the management port for an IPv6 automatic address configuration 1071
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IPv6 host support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1071
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Configuring an IPv6 host address for a BigIron RX running a switch image 1076
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Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1078
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Configuring IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) resolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1079
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ECMP load sharing for IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1080
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DHCP relay agent for IPv6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1082
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Configuring IPv6 ICMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1083
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Configuring IPv6 neighbor discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1084
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Changing the IPv6 MTU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1090
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Configuring static neighbor entries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1091
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Limiting the number of hops an IPv6 packet can traverse. . . . . . . . . . . . 1091
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QoS for IPv6 traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1091
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Clearing global IPv6 information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1092
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Displaying global IPv6 information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1094
Enable IPv6 routing globally on the Brocade Layer 3 Switch.
Configure an IPv6 address or explicitly enable IPv6 on each router interface over which you
plan to forward IPv6 traffic.
Configure IPv4 and IPv6 protocol stacks. (This step is mandatory only if you want a router
interface to send and receive both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.)
Configure IPv6 Domain Name Server (DNS) resolver
Configure ECMP Load Sharing for IPv6
Configure IPv6 ICMP.
Configure the IPv6 neighbor discovery feature.
Change the IPv6 MTU.
Configure an unnumbered interface.
Configure static neighbor entries.
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