System Administration Guide: IP Services

Enabling IPv6 on an Interface (Task Map)

The following table lists different tasks for configuring the IPv6 interfaces. The table includes a description of what each task accomplishes and the section in the current documentation where the specific steps to perform the task are detailed.

Task 

Description 

For Instructions 

Enable IPv6 on an interface on a system that has already been installed with Oracle Solaris 10. 

Use this task for enabling IPv6 on an interface after Oracle Solaris 10 has been installed. 

How to Enable an IPv6 Interface for the Current Session

Make the IPv6-enabled interface persist across reboots. 

Use this task to make the IPv6 address of the interface permanent. 

How to Enable Persistent IPv6 Interfaces

Turn off IPv6 address autoconfiguration. 

Use this task if you need to manually configure the interface ID portion of the IPv6 address. 

How to Turn Off IPv6 Address Autoconfiguration