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Configuring Address Server Elements for the DHCPv6 Layer 3 Wholesale Solution

Configuring a DHCPv6 Address Assignment Pool

Address assignment pools enable you to specify groups of IPv6 addresses that different client applications can share. In this configuration, the extended DHCPv6 local server configuration uses the address pool to provide addresses to subscribers that are accessing the network. You must create separate address assignment pools for each retailer routing instance.

You can create address assignment pools that provide full 128 bit IPv6 addresses or pools that provide prefixes of a specified length.

To configure an address assignment pool that provides full 128 -bit IPv6 addresses:

  1. Create and name an address assignment pool.
  2. Edit the address pool family.
  3. Define the IPv6 network prefix.
  4. Define a named address range for the pool of IPv6 addresses.
  5. (Optional) Edit the family DHCP attributes.
  6. (Optional) Set the maximum lease time.
  7. (Optional) Set the grace period.

To configure an address assignment pool that provides shorter, 74-bit IPv6 prefixes:

  1. Create and name an address assignment pool.

  2. Edit the address pool family.

  3. Define the IPv6 network prefix.

  4. Define a named address range limit for the pool of IPv6 addresses.

  5. (Optional) Edit the family DHCP attributes.

  6. (Optional) Set the maximum lease time.

  7. (Optional) Set the grace period.

Configuring Extended DHCPv6 Local Server

You can enable the MX Series router to function as an extended DHCPv6 local server. The extended DHCPv6 local server provides IPv6 addresses and other configuration information to a subscriber logging into the network. You must configure extended DHCPv6 local server for the wholesaler (default) routing instance and also for each retailer routing instance.

To configure the DHCPv6 local server:

  1. Edit the routing system services.

  2. Edit the DHCPv6 local server.

  3. Define the DHCP pool match order.

  4. Set the authentication password.

  5. (Optional) Edit the values you want included with the username.

  6. (Optional) Set the values you want included with the username.

  7. Access the DHCPv6-specific service configuration.

  8. Create and name a DHCPv6 local server group.

  9. Specify a dynamic profile that you want the DHCPv6 local server group to use.

  10. Assign interfaces to the group.

  11. Edit the DHCPv6 local server trace options.

  12. Specify a log file into which you want trace option information to be saved.

  13. Specify the DHCPv6 local server message operations that you want saved in the log file.