To configure a local DHCPv6 server on a routing instance

Note: The tabs and parameters that are configurable vary depending on the NE.

Steps
 
1 

In the navigation tree routing view, expand Network→NE→Routing Instance.

2 

Right-click on a routing instance icon and choose Properties. The Routing Instance form opens.

3 

Click on the Local DHCP Servers tab, then the DHCPv6 tab.

4 

Click Create or select an existing DHCPv6 server and click Properties. The Local DHCP Server (Create|Edit) form opens.

5 

Configure the parameters on the General tab as required.

The ID Type and Value parameters are configurable only if the Server ID Type parameter is set to Enterprise.

6 

Configure DHCP server failover support, if applicable.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click on the Failover tab and configure the parameters on the General tab as required.

    The Administrative State parameter must be configured to Down if you are configuring a failover DHCP server peer.

  2. Click on the Peer tab to configure a failover DHCP server peer.

  3. Click Create or select an existing failover peer and click Properties. The Failover Peer (Create|Edit) form opens.

  4. Click Select to choose a MC peer group and click OK. See To configure an MC peer group for information on configuring an MC peer group.

  5. Configure the Sync Tag parameter.The Sync Tag parameter setting must be the same on both failover servers.

  6. Click Node Redundancy to configure node redundancy for the failover peer if required. The Manage Node Redundancy form opens, preconfigured for MC peer groups. The Node Redundancy button allows you to access the MC sync group configuration within the MC peer group in order to add failover peer sync tags.

  7. Click Create or select an existing MC peer group and click Properties. The MC Peer Group (Create|Edit) form opens. See To configure an MC peer group to complete the MC peer group configuration.

  8. Save your changes and close the forms. The Local DHCP Server (Create|Edit) form reappears.

7 

Click on the IPv6 Address Pools tab.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click Create or select an existing entry and click Properties. The IPv6 Address Pool (Create|Edit) form opens.

  2. Configure the parameters on the General tab.

8 

Click on the Excluded Prefixes tab, if applicable.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click Create or select an entry and click Properties. The Excluded Prefix Address Pool (Create|Edit) form opens.

  2. Configure the parameters.

9 

Click on the Failover tab and repeat Step 6 to configure DHCP server failover support, if applicable.

10 

Click on the Prefixes tab to add prefixes to the IPv6 address pool, if applicable.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click Create or select an existing prefix entry and click Properties. The Prefix (Create|Edit) form opens.

  2. Configure the parameters on the General tab as required.

  3. Click on the Options tab.

  4. Click Create or select an existing option entry and click Properties. The Prefix Option (Create|Edit) form opens.

  5. Configure the required parameters.

    The Number parameter is configurable when the Option parameter is set to Custom Option.

    The Value parameter is configurable when the Type parameter is set to ASCII String, Hex String, or Domain.

    The IP Address 1, IP Address 2, IP Address 3, and IP Address 4 parameters are configurable when the Type parameter is set to IP Address.

  6. Save your changes and close the form.

  7. Click on the Minimum Free Thresholds tab, if applicable.

  8. Click Create or select an existing minimum free threshold entry and click Properties. The Prefix Minimum Free Threshold (Create|Edit) form opens.

  9. Configure the required parameters.

    The Minimum Threshold and Minimum Number parameters are mutually exclusive. They cannot both be configured at the same time.

  10. Save your changes and close the forms.

11 

On the IPv6 Address Pool form, click on the Options tab and click Create or select an existing option entry and click Properties. The IP Address Pool Option (Create|Edit) form opens.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Configure the parameters as required.

    The Number parameter is configurable when the Option parameter is set to Custom Option.

    The Value parameter is configurable when the Type parameter is set to ASCII String, Hex String, or Domain.

    The IP Address 1, IP Address 2, IP Address 3, and IP Address 4 parameters are configurable when the Type parameter is set to IP Address.

  2. Save your changes and close the form.

12 

Click on the Minimum Free Thresholds tab, if applicable.

Perform the following steps:

  1. Click Create or select an existing minimum free threshold entry and click Properties. The Address Pool Minimum Free Threshold (Create|Edit) form opens.

  2. Configure the required parameters.

  3. Save your changes and close the forms.

End of steps