2-12 IPv6 Application ConfigurationWhen configuring IPv6 application, go to these sections for information you are interested in:z Introduction to IPv6 Applicationz Configuring IPv6 Applicationz IPv6 Application Configuration Examplez Troubleshooting IPv6 ApplicationIntroduction to IPv6 ApplicationIPv6 are supporting more and more applications. Most of IPv6 applications are the same as those ofIPv4. The applications supported on H3C S5600 Series Ethernet Switches are:z Pingz Traceroutez TFTPz TelnetConfiguring IPv6 ApplicationIPv6 PingThe ping ipv6 command is commonly used for testing the reachability of a host. This command sendsan ICMPv6 message to the destination host and records the time for the response message to bereceived. For details about the ping command, refer to System Maintenance and Debugging Operationin this manual.After you execute the ping ipv6 command, you can press Ctrl+C to terminate the ping operation.Follow these steps to ping IPv6:To do… Use the command… RemarksPing IPv6ping ipv6 [ -a source-ipv6 | -ccount | -m interval | -s packet-size |-t timeout ]* remote-system [ -iinterface-type interface-number ]RequiredAvailable in any viewWhen you use the ping ipv6 command to verify the reachability of the destination, you must specify the“–i” keyword if the destination address is a link-local address.
