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diff --git a/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v1.rst b/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v1.rst index 92e81897..17732c2a 100644 --- a/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v1.rst +++ b/doc/rtd/topics/network-config-format-v1.rst @@ -414,9 +414,19 @@ Subnet types are one of the following: - ``dhcp6``: Configure this interface with IPv6 dhcp. - ``static``: Configure this interface with a static IPv4. - ``static6``: Configure this interface with a static IPv6 . +- ``ipv6_dhcpv6-stateful``: Configure this interface with ``dhcp6`` +- ``ipv6_dhcpv6-stateless``: Configure this interface with SLAAC and DHCP +- ``ipv6_slaac``: Configure address with SLAAC -When making use of ``dhcp`` types, no additional configuration is needed in -the subnet dictionary. +When making use of ``dhcp`` or either of the ``ipv6_dhcpv6`` types, +no additional configuration is needed in the subnet dictionary. + +Using ``ipv6_dhcpv6-stateless`` or ``ipv6_slaac`` allows the IPv6 address to be +automatically configured with StateLess Address AutoConfiguration (`SLAAC`_). +SLAAC requires support from the network, so verify that your cloud or network +offering has support before trying it out. With ``ipv6_dhcpv6-stateless``, +DHCPv6 is still used to fetch other subnet details such as gateway or DNS +servers. If you only want to discover the address, use ``ipv6_slaac``. **Subnet DHCP Example**:: @@ -603,4 +613,6 @@ Some more examples to explore the various options available. - dellstack type: nameserver +.. _SLAAC: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4862 + .. vi: textwidth=78 |