Dell PowerEdge M420 Reference Manual page 987

User Guidelines
The Method field contains one of the following values.
Field
Auto
Config
DHCP
The long form of the command includes the same annotations and shows
whether address autoconfiguration or DHCP client are enabled on the
interface. When the interface acts as a host interface, the output also shows
the default gateway on the interface, if one exists.
Examples
The following example shows the method of assignment for each IPv6 address
that is either autoconfigured or leased from a DHCP server.
console#show ipv6 interface
Oper.
Interface Mode
---------- -------- ---------------------------------
Vl3 Enabled FE80::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/128
2033::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/64
Vl5 Enabled FE80::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/128
2017::A42A:26DB:1049:43DD/128
Vl7 Enabled FE80::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/128
2001::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/64
Vl9 Disabled FE80::211:88FF:FE2A:3E3C/128
The Method column shows one of the following values:
• Auto – The IPv6 address was automatically generated using IPv6 auto
address configuration (RFC 2462)
• Config – The IPv6 address was manually configured.
• DHCP – The IPv6 address was leased from a DHCP server.
Description
The IPv6 address is automatically generated using IPv6 auto
address configuration (RFC 2462).
The IPv6 address is manually configured.
The IPv6 address is leased from a DHCP server.
IPv6 Address/Length
[DHCP]
[AUTO]
[TENT]
IPv6 Routing Commands
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