This section describes how to configure the DNS and NIS name services to support IPv6 services.
LDAP supports IPv6 without requiring IPv6-specific configuration tasks.
For full details for administering DNS, NIS, and LDAP, refer to the System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
Log in to the primary or secondary DNS server as Primary Administrator or as superuser.
The Primary Administrator role includes the Primary Administrator profile. To create the role and assign the role to a user, see Chapter 2, Working With the Solaris Management Console (Tasks), in System Administration Guide: Basic Administration.
Edit the appropriate DNS zone file by adding AAAA records for each IPv6-enabled node:
host-name IN AAAA host-address |
Edit the DNS reverse zone file and add PTR records:
host-address IN PTR hostname |
For detailed information on DNS administration, refer to System Administration Guide: Naming and Directory Services (DNS, NIS, and LDAP).
This example shows an IPv6 address in the reverse zone file.
$ORIGIN ip6.int. 8.2.5.0.2.1.e.f.f.f.9.2.0.0.a.0.6.5.2.9.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.0 \ IN PTR vallejo.Eng.apex.COM. |
You can use the nslookup command to display IPv6 name service information.
Under your user account, run the nslookup command.
% /usr/sbin/nslookup |
The default server name and address appear, followed by the nslookup command's angle bracket prompt.
View information about a particular host by typing the following commands at the angle bracket prompt:
>set q=any >host-name |
Type the following command to view only AAAA records:
>set q=AAAA hostname |
Quit the nslookup command by typing exit.
This example shows the results of nslookup in an IPv6 network environment.
% /usr/sbin/nslookup Default Server: dnsserve.local.com Address: 10.10.50.85 > set q=AAAA > host85 Server: dnsserve.local.com Address: 10.10.50.85 host85.local.com IPv6 address = 2::9256:a00:fe12:528 > exit |
In this procedure, you use the nslookup command to display PTR records for DNS IPv6.
Under your user account, run the nslookup command.
% /usr/sbin/nslookup |
The default server name and address display, followed by the nslookup command's angle bracket prompt.
Type the following at the angle bracket prompt to see the PTR records:
>set q=PTR |
Quit the command by typing exit.
The following example shows the PTR record display from the nslookup command.
% /usr/sbin/nslookup Default Server: space1999.Eng.apex.COM Address: 192.168.15.78 > set q=PTR > 8.2.5.0.2.1.e.f.f.f.0.2.0.0.a.0.6.5.2.9.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.0.ip6.int 8.2.5.0.2.1.e.f.f.f.0.2.0.0.a.0.6.5.2.9.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.0.2.0.0.0.ip6.int name = vallejo.ipv6.Eng.apex.COM ip6.int nameserver = space1999.Eng.apex.COM > exit |
In this procedure, you use the ypmatch command to display IPv6 information through NIS: