Configuring IPv6 settings

Prerequisites

Role: Administrator with chassis access

Procedure
  1. Click Management Network in the navigation tree.
  2. Click the IPv6 tab.
  3. Configure the Global IPv6 Configuration setting, and enable IPv6.
  4. Select the IPv6 Configuration setting.
  5. Configure the DNS Configuration settings.
  6. To save the changes you made on the IPv6 Settings page, click Apply.
    The Current IPv6 Status section summarizes the configured details with the following:

    • Address

    • Prefix Length

    • Address Origin

    • DNS Name Servers (both static and dynamic)

  7. If you are finished configuring the Moonshot CM 2.0 network settings, restart Moonshot CM 2.0.

    It might take several minutes before you can re-establish a connection.

IPv6 Configuration settings

Global IPv6 Configuration

Client Applications use IPv6 first

This option specifies which protocol Moonshot CM 2.0 is tried first when accessing a client application. It is useful when both IPv4 and IPv6 service addresses are configured for Moonshot CM 2.0 client applications. This setting also applies to lists of addresses received from the name resolver when using FQDNs to configure NTP.

  • Enable this option if you want Moonshot CM 2.0 to use IPv6 first.

  • Disable this option if you want Moonshot CM 2.0 to use IPv4 first.

If communication fails when attempting to use the first protocol, Moonshot CM 2.0 automatically tries the second protocol.

This option is enabled by default.

IPv6 Configuration

Static

When assigning static IPv6 addresses, enter the main IP address in the IPv6 Static Address box.

IPv6 Static Address Prefix Length

When assigning static IPv6 addresses, enter the prefix length here.

IPv6 Default Gateway

When assigning static IPv6 addresses, enter the default IPv6 gateway here. If you do not provide a gateway address is not provided, router advertisements (RA) are accepted to automatically configure it.

Auto

Enable this option to configure Moonshot CM 2.0 to use an IPv6 DHCP server (if found). If no IPv6 DHCP server is available, IPv6 automatically falls back to using IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC). This option is enabled by default.

Moonshot CM 2.0 creates its own link-local address even when this option is not enabled.

DHCPv6 Stateless

Enable this options to configure Moonshot CM 2.0 automatically detect network settings using SLAAC. When you enable this option, additional network configuration parameters, including DNS/Domain Search List, are retrieved using stateless DHCPv6.

DHCPv6 Stateful

Enable this option to configure Moonshot CM 2.0 to obtain network configuration using stateful DHCPv6.

DNS Configuration

Enter the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary DNS Server addresses.