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Summarization of Contents
Chapter 1: New in this release
Features
Overview of feature-related changes in the release.
IPv6 DHCP Relay
Details on IPv6 DHCP client configuration and relay agent operation.
IPv6 VRRP
Support for Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP v3) for IPv6 fast failover.
IPv6 RSMLT
Extends RSMLT functionality to IPv6 for rapid failover in SMLT networks.
Chapter 3: IPv6 routing fundamentals
The IPv6 header
Details the fields contained within the IPv6 header.
IPv6 addresses
Explains the 128-bit structure and components of IPv6 addresses.
Neighbor discovery
Explains how IPv6 nodes discover link-layer addresses and network parameters.
Management access
Details management port functions for configuring IPv6 and managing the switch.
Host autoconfiguration
Explains automatic IPv6 host address configuration using stateless autoconfiguration.
Routing
Describes routing tables, route determination, and types of IPv6 routes.
Static routes
Explains static routes for establishing route reachability and configuration options.
Open Shortest Path First protocol
Introduces OSPF as an Interior Gateway Protocol for routing information distribution.
Security
Details IPv6 security features including SNMPv3 and Secure Shell.
Chapter 5: Basic IPv6 configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Prerequisites to basic IPv6 configuration
Lists requirements for basic IPv6 configuration.
Configuring the management port interface
Details configuring the management port for switch connectivity and management.
Assigning IPv6 addresses to a brouter port or VLAN
Explains assigning IPv6 addresses to interfaces for IPv6 routing configuration.
Configuring route advertisement
Explains configuring route advertisement in IPv6 for neighbor discovery.
Configuring the neighbor cache
Explains the neighbor cache in IPv6, similar to IPv4 ARP table.
Chapter 6: Basic IPv6 configuration using the CLI
Assigning an IPv6 address to the management port
Details assigning IPv6 addresses to the management port for device management.
Creating a VLAN
Explains creating a VLAN before configuring it as an IPv6 VLAN.
Configuring the VLAN as an IPv6 VLAN
Details configuring a VLAN as an IPv6 VLAN for IPv6 routing.
Configuring IPv6 ICMP
Explains configuring ICMP to transport error and information messages within IPv6 packets.
Deleting an IPv6 address
Describes deleting an IPv6 address to stop IPv6 routing.
Chapter 8: IPv6 routing configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Creating IPv6 static routes
Explains managing static routes directly with the IPv6 static routing table manager.
Enabling OSPF on a router
Describes enabling OSPF globally on a router and assigning an IPv6 address.
Creating OSPF areas
Explains creating and configuring OSPF areas, including stub and NSSA types.
Creating a virtual link
Explains configuring OSPFv3 virtual interfaces for remote ABRs connecting to the backbone.
Specifying ASBRs
Explains how to designate routers as ASBRs to advertise non-OSPF routes.
Chapter 9: IPv6 routing configuration using the CLI
Configuring IPv6 static routes
Details configuring IPv6 static routes using the CLI.
Configuring OSPF global parameters
Explains configuring OSPFv3 global parameters to affect routing on the entire switch.
Configuring OSPF areas
Describes configuring OSPF areas, dividing the Autonomous System.
Configuring OSPF interface
Explains configuring OSPF interfaces for DR and BDR election.
Configuring OSPF direct redistribution
Describes enabling or disabling direct redistribution for IPv6 direct routes into OSPFv3.
Chapter 10: IPv6 routing configuration using the ACLI
Configuring IPv6 static routes
Details configuring IPv6 static routes using the ACLI.
Configuring OSPF global parameters
Explains configuring OSPF global parameters affecting the entire switch via ACLI.
Configuring OSPF areas
Describes configuring OSPF areas using ACLI.
Configuring OSPF area virtual interfaces
Details configuring OSPFv3 virtual interfaces via ACLI.
Configuring an OSPF interface
Explains configuring OSPF interfaces for DR and BDR election via ACLI.
Chapter 11: IPv6 DHCP Relay configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Configuring the DHCP relay forwarding path
Explains configuring forwarding policies for DHCP relay agents and servers.
Configuring DHCP relay interface parameters
Details configuring DHCP relay behavior on interfaces.
Viewing DHCP Relay statistics
Explains viewing DHCP Relay statistics to monitor network performance.
Chapter 12: IPv6 DHCP Relay configuration using the CLI
Configuring an IPv6 DHCP relay interface
Details configuring IPv6 DHCP relay parameters globally.
Configuring IPv6 DHCP relay on a port or VLAN
Explains configuring DHCP parameters on specific ports or VLANs.
Showing IPv6 DHCP relay information
Describes displaying DHCP relay information about forward paths and counters.
Chapter 14: IPv6 VRRP configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Prerequisites to VRRP configuration
Lists prerequisites for VRRP configuration.
Configuring a VRRP interface
Explains creating a VRRP interface using Enterprise Device Manager.
Configuring VRRP on a port
Details configuring VRRP on a port using Enterprise Device Manager.
Configuring VRRP on a VLAN
Explains configuring VRRP on a VLAN using Enterprise Device Manager.
Viewing VRRP statistics
Describes viewing VRRP statistics to monitor network performance.
Chapter 15: IPv6 VRRP configuration using the CLI
Configuring VRRP on a port
Details configuring VRRP on a port using CLI commands.
Configuring VRRP on a VLAN
Explains configuring VRRP on a VLAN using CLI commands.
Clearing IPv6 VRRP statistics
Provides procedure to clear IPv6 VRRP statistics via CLI.
Chapter 17: IPv6 RSMLT configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Configuring RSMLT on a VLAN
Details configuring RSMLT on each IP VLAN interface.
Enabling RSMLT-edge
Explains enabling RSMLT-edge for storing and restoring RSMLT peer MAC/IP address pairs.
Viewing and editing IPv6 RSMLT local information
Describes viewing and editing RSMLT local VLAN switch information.
Viewing and editing IPv6 RSMLT peer information
Explains viewing and editing RSMLT peer switch information.
Viewing IPv6 RSMLT-edge information
Details viewing RSMLT-edge information for RSMLT peer verification.
Chapter 18: IPv6 RSMLT configuration using the CLI
Configuring RSMLT on a VLAN
Details configuring RSMLT on IP VLAN interfaces using CLI commands.
Showing IP RSMLT information
Explains showing RSMLT information for all interfaces via CLI.
Configuring RSMLT-edge
Details configuring RSMLT-edge for peer MAC/IP pair storage and restoration via CLI.
Chapter 20: IPv4-to-IPv6 transition mechanism configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Configuring the local VLAN or brouter port
Details configuring tunnels for IPv6 VLANs/brouter ports through IPv4 networks.
Configuring the destination VLAN or brouter port
Explains configuring tunnels for IPv6 VLANs/brouter ports on destination devices.
Configuring OSPF on a tunnel
Details configuring OSPF protocol on IPv6 tunnels for dynamic routing.
Deleting a tunnel
Explains how to delete a configured tunnel from the configuration.
Chapter 23: Multicast protocol configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Configuring a multicast router
Explains configuring a multicast router to enable MLD at the chassis level.
Configuring an MLD host
Details configuring the switch as an MLD host to listen to multicast packets.
Configuring an MLD router interface
Explains configuring MLD on a router interface.
Viewing the MLD cache
Describes viewing the MLD cache for IPv6 multicast groups.
Chapter 26: IPv6 traffic filter configuration using Enterprise Device Manager
Configuring an ACT
Details configuring an access control template (ACT) to create, delete, apply, or specify attributes.
Inserting an ACL
Explains configuring access control lists (ACL) to create lists of rules for an ACT.
Modifying an ACL
Details modifying an ACL to change its configuration.
Inserting ACE common entries
Explains inserting access control entries (ACE) to add an ACE to an ACL.
Configuring a list of IPv6 source IP addresses for an ACE
Explains configuring an ACE IPv6 source address for specific IPv6 source address filtering.
Configuring a list of IPv6 destination IP addresses for an ACE
Details configuring an ACE IPv6 destination address for specific IPv6 destination address filtering.
Configuring an IPv6 next header rule for an ACE
Explains configuring an ACE IPv6 next header rule for packet filtering.
Chapter 29: Interoperability
Enabling IPv6 in Windows XP
Explains enabling IPv6 functionality on Windows XP systems.
Enabling IPv6 in Linux
Explains enabling IPv6 functionality on Linux systems.
Pinging the Linux system from the switch
Describes pinging a Linux system from the switch using Enterprise Device Manager.
Chapter 30: Common procedures using Enterprise Device Manager
Viewing advertisements in the link-state database
Explains viewing OSPF advertisements from areas in the link-state database.
Viewing OSPF neighbor information
Explains how routers with common network interfaces appear as neighbors.
Viewing IPv6 attributes for an ACL
Describes viewing IPv6 attributes for an ACL to view ACE Advanced entries.
Chapter 31: Common procedures using the CLI
Pinging a device
Explains pinging a device to test connectivity by sending ICMP packets.
Chapter 33: IPv6 CLI configuration
OSPF configuration
Details configuring OSPFv3 on interfaces, brouter ports, and VLANs.
Routing both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic
Shows configuration for dual-stack systems routing both IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.
Tunnel configuration between brouter ports
Details tunnel configuration between brouter ports for IPv6 traffic transfer.
Tunnel configuration between VLANs
Details tunnel configuration between VLANs for IPv6 traffic transfer.
Chapter 34: CLI show commands
ACL or ACE information
Explains using `show filter acl ace` command to display ACL/ACE information.
OSPF information
Explains displaying current OSPF settings using `show ipv6 ospf info`.
Tunnel information
Explains displaying general tunnel information using `show ipv6 tunnel info`.
Chapter 35: ACLI show commands
ACL or ACE information
Explains displaying ACL/ACE information using `show filter acl ace` via ACLI.
OSPF information
Details displaying current OSPF settings using `show ipv6 ospf` via ACLI.
Tunnel information
Explains displaying general tunnel information using `show ipv6 tunnel info` via ACLI.
Chapter 36: ICMPv6 type and code
ICMPv6 type and code details
Lists ICMPv6 message types and their corresponding codes and references.
Chapter 37: RFC reference for IPv6
RFC reference for IPv6
Provides a list of RFCs used in IPv6 specifications.
Chapter 38: Customer service
Getting technical documentation
Directs users to download technical publications and release notes from Avaya's website.
Getting Product training
Provides information on accessing product training resources via the Avaya website.
Getting help from a distributor or reseller
Advises contacting distributors or resellers for technical support if a service contract was purchased.
Getting technical support from the Avaya Web site
Guides users to the Avaya Technical Support Web site for the easiest and most effective product support.
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