ipv6 dhcp client request

Use this command to add an option to a DHCPv6 request.

Use the no form of this command to remove an option from a DHCPv6 request.

 

  • Vendor-specific options allow a specific vendor to define a set of DHCP options that really make sense for their device or operating system.
  • By default DHCPv6 uses four messages exchange (Solicit, Advertise, Request, and Reply) to obtain configuration parameters from a server. But when rapid-commit is specified, dhcp6-client will include a rapid-commit option in solicit messages and wait for an immediate reply instead of advertisements.The Rapid Commit option is used to signal the use of the two message exchange for address assignment.

Command Syntax

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ipv6 dhcp client request dns-nameserver
ipv6 dhcp client request ntp-server
ipv6 dhcp client request domain-search
ipv6 dhcp client request vendor-specific-information
ipv6 dhcp client request rapid-commit
no ipv6 dhcp client request rapid-commit
no ipv6 dhcp client request vendor-specific-information
no ipv6 dhcp client request domain-search
no ipv6 dhcp client request ntp-server
no ipv6 dhcp client request dns-nameserver

Parameters

dns-nameserver

List of DNS name servers

ntp-server

Request for IPv6 NTP server

domain-search

Request for IPv6 domain search

vendor-specific-information

Request for IPv6 vendor-specific-information

rapid-commit

Request to enable rapid-commit

Default

None

Command Mode

Interface mode

Applicability

This command was introduced before OcNOS version 1.3 and modified in OcNOS version 5.0

Examples

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#configure terminal
(config)#interface eth0
(config-if)#ipv6 dhcp client request dns-nameserver
(config-if)#
 
(config)#interface eth0
(config-if)#ipv6 dhcp client request ntp-server
(config-if)#exit
 
(config)#interface eth0
(config-if)#ipv6 dhcp client request domain-search
(config-if)#exit
 
(config)#interface eth0
(config-if)#ipv6 dhcp client request vendor-specific-information
(config-if)#exit
 
(config)#interface eth0
(config-if)#ipv6 dhcp client request rapid-commit
(config-if)#exit