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To override a link-local address that is automatically computed for the global interface with a manually
configured address, enter a command such as the following.
device(config)#ipv6 address FE80::240:D0FF:FE48:4672 link-local
This command explicitly configures the link-local address FE80::240:D0FF:FE48:4672 for the global
interface.
Syntax: ipv6 address ipv6-address link-local
You must specify the ipv6-address parameter in hexadecimal using 16-bit values between colons as
documented in RFC 2373.
The link-local keyword indicates that the router interface should use the manually configured link-local
address instead of the automatically computed link-local address.
Configuring the management port for an IPv6 automatic address
configuration
You can have the management port configured to automatically obtain an IPv6 address. This process
is the same for any other port and is described in detail in the section
Configuring a global or site-local
on page 173
Configuring basic IPv6 connectivity on a Layer 3 switch
To configure basic IPv6 connectivity on a Brocade Layer 3 Switch, you must do the following:
• Enable IPv6 routing globally on the 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.)
All other configuration tasks in this chapter are optional.
Enabling IPv6 routing
By default, IPv6 routing is disabled. To enable the forwarding of IPv6 traffic globally on the Layer 3
switch, enter the following command.
device(config)#ipv6 unicast-routing
Syntax: [no] ipv6 unicast-routing
To disable the forwarding of IPv6 traffic globally on the Brocade device, enter the no form of this
command.
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