DELL N3000 User Manual

Configuring DHCPv6 Server and Relay Settings

Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to create a 

pool and/or configure pool parameters for specific DHCPv6 clients.

domain

Set up to five DNS domain names to provide to a 

DHCPv6 client by the DHCPv6 server.

CTRL + Z

Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.

name

]

View the settings for all DHCPv6 pools or for the specified 

pool.

Enter Global Configuration mode.

name

Create a DHCPv6 pool and enter DHCPv6 pool 

configuration mode. 

ipv6-

prefix/prefix-length 

client-DUID

 [name 

hostname

] [valid-

lifetime {

valid-lifetime

 | 

infinite}] [preferred-

lifetime {

preferred-

lifetime

 | infinite}]

Define an IPv6 prefixes within a pool for distributing to 

specific DHCPv6 Prefix delegation clients. 

•

prefix/prefix-length

—Delegated IPv6 prefix.

•

client-DUID

—DHCP Unique Identifier for the client 

(e.g. 00:01:00:09:f8:79:4e:00:04:76:73:43:76').

•

hostname

—Client hostname used for logging and 

tracing. (Range: 0-31 characters.) The command allows 

spaces in the host name. 

•

valid-lifetime

—Valid lifetime for delegated prefix. 

(Range: 0-4294967295 seconds) or use the keyword 

infinite.

•

preferred-lifetime

—Preferred lifetime for delegated 

prefix. (Range: 0-4294967295 seconds) or use the 

keyword infinite.

CTRL + Z

Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.

View information about the DHCPv6 pools configured on 

the switch.