1278 Configuring DHCPv6 Server and Relay Settings
Configuring a DHCPv6 Pool for Specific Hosts

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

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

domain-name

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.
show ipv6 dhcp pool
[
name
]
View the settings for all DHCPv6 pools or for the specified
pool.
Command Purpose
configure Enter Global Configuration mode.
ipv6 dhcp pool
name
Create a DHCPv6 pool and enter DHCPv6 pool
configuration mode.
prefix-delegation
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.
show ipv6 dhcp pool View information about the DHCPv6 pools configured on
the switch.
Command Purpose