Ipv6 And Switch Stacks - Cisco Catalyst 3560-X Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 1 Configuring IPv6 Unicast Routing
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IPv6 and Switch Stacks

The switch supports IPv6 forwarding across the stack and IPv6 host functionality on the stack master.
The stack master runs the IPv6 unicast routing protocols and computes the routing tables. Using
distributed CEF (dCEF), the stack master downloads the routing table to the stack member switches.
They receive the tables and create hardware IPv6 routes for forwarding. The stack master also runs all
IPv6 applications.
To route IPv6 packets in a stack, all switches in the stack should be running the IP services feature set.
Note
If a new switch becomes the stack master, it recomputes the IPv6 routing tables and distributes them to
the member switches. While the new stack master is being elected and is resetting, the switch stack does
not forward IPv6 packets. The stack MAC address changes, which also changes the IPv6 address. When
you specify the stack IPv6 address with an extended unique identifier (EUI) by using the ipv6 address
ipv6-prefix/prefix length eui-64 interface configuration command, the address is based on the interface
MAC address. See the
If you configure the persistent MAC address feature on the stack and the stack master changes, the stack
MAC address does not change for approximately 4 minutes. For more information, see the
Persistent MAC Address" section on page 1-24
These are the functions of IPv6 stack master and members:
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Bridged IPv6 packets with hop-by-hop extension headers are forwarded in software. In IPv4, these
packets are routed in software, but bridged in hardware.
Interface counters for IPv6 traffic include software-forwarded traffic only; hardware-switched
traffic is excluded.
In addition to the normal SPAN and RSPAN limitations defined in the software configuration guide,
these limitations are specific to IPv6 packets:
When you send RSPAN IPv6-routed packets, the source MAC address in the SPAN output
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packet can be incorrect.
When you send RSPAN IPv6-routed packets, the destination MAC address can be incorrect.
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Normal traffic is not affected.
The switch cannot apply QoS classification or policy-based routing on source-routed IPv6 packets
in hardware.
The switch cannot generate ICMPv6
"Configuring IPv6 Addressing and Enabling IPv6 Routing" section on page
Stack master:
runs IPv6 routing protocols
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generates routing tables
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distributes CEFv6 routing tables to stack members that use dCEFv6
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runs IPv6 host functionality and IPv6 applications
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Stack member (must be running the IP services feature set):
receives CEFv6 routing tables from the stack master
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programs the routes into hardware
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messages for multicast packets.
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in Chapter 1, "Managing Switch Stacks."
Catalyst 3750-X and 3560-X Switch Software Configuration Guide
Understanding IPv6
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"Enabling
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