Brocade Multi-Service IronWare Routing Configuration Guide (Supporting R05.6.00) - Manual (Page 458)

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DHCP relay agent for IPv6
Changing the maximum number of load sharing
paths for IPv6
By default, IPv6 ECMP load sharing balances traffic across up to four equal paths. You can change
the maximum number of paths to a value between 2 and 32.
To change the number of ECMP load sharing paths for IPv6, enter the following command:
Brocade(config)# ipv6 load-sharing 8
Syntax: [no] ipv6 load-sharing number
The number parameter specifies the number of ECMP load sharing paths. Enter a value between 2
and 32 for number to set the maximum number of paths. The default value is 4.
NOTE
The maximum number of paths supported by the BR-MLX-10Gx24-DM module is 16.
DHCP relay agent for IPv6
A client locates a DHCP server using a reserved, link-scoped multicast address. Direct
communication between client and the server requires that they be attached by the same link. In
some situations where ease-of-management, economy, and scalability are concerns, you can allow
a DHCPv6 client to send a message to a DHCP server using a DHCPv6 relay agent. A DHCPv6 relay
agent, which may reside on the client link, but is transparent to the client, relays messages
between the client and the server.
When the relay agent receives a message, it creates a new relay-forward message, inserts the
original DHCPv6 message, and sends the relay-forward message as the DHCP server.
DHCPv6 Relay Agent Prefix Delegation Notification
DHCPv6 Relay Agent Prefix Delegation Notification feature allows a DHCPv6 server to dynamically
delegate IPv6 prefixes to a DHCPv6 client using the DHCPv6 Prefix Delegation (PD) option. DHCPv6
prefix delegation enables an Internet service provider (ISP) to automate the process of assigning
prefixes to a customer premises equipment (CPE) network. The CPE then assigns IPv6 subnets
from the delegated IPv6 prefix to its downstream customer interfaces.