ipv6 address

Configures an IPv6 address for an interface.

Syntax

ipv6 address ipv6-prefix [ anycast | eui-64 ]
no ipv6 address ipv6-prefix [ anycast | eui-64 ]
ipv6 address ipv6-address link-local
no ipv6 address ipv6-address link-local

Command Default

An IPv6 address is not configured.

Parameters

ipv6-prefix
Specifies the IPv6 prefix address in the format X:X::X:X/M.
anycast
Configuresan address as an anycast address.
eui-64
Configures the global address with an EUI-64 interface ID in the low-order 64 bits. The interface ID is automatically constructed in IEEE EUI-64 format using the interface's MAC address.
ipv6-address
Specifies the IPv6 address.
link-local
Configures the address as a link-local address.

Modes

Interface configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of the command removes the IPv6 address.

Examples

The following example configures an IPv6 address for the tunnel interface.

device(config)# interface tunnel 1
device(config-tnif-1)# ipv6 address 2001:DB8:384d:34::/64 eui-64