IP Addressing Commands 487ipv6 address (Interface Configuration)Use the ipv6 address command to set the IPv6 address of the managementinterface. Use the no form of this command to reset the IPv6 address to thedefault.Syntaxipv6 address {prefix/prefix-length [eui64] | autoconfig | dhcp}no ipv6 address•prefix—Consists of the bits of the address to be configured.•prefix-length—Designates how many of the high-order contiguous bits ofthe address make up the prefix.• eui64— The optional eui-64 field designates that IPv6 processing on theinterfaces is enabled using an EUI-64 interface ID in the low order 64 bitsof the address. If this option is used, the value of prefix_length must be 64bits.• autoconfig—Use this keyword to set the IPv6 address auto configurationmode.• dhcp—Use this keyword to obtain an IPv6 address via DHCP.Default ConfigurationThere is no IPv6 address configured by default.Command ModeInterface Configuration mode (VLAN, loopback, port-channel)User GuidelinesWhen setting the prefix length on an IPv6 address, no space can be presentbetween the address and the mask.ExampleConfigure ipv6 routing on vlan 10 and obtain an address via DHCP. Assumesvlan 10 already exists.console(config)#ip routingconsole(config)#interface vlan 10
