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Enable IPv6

You can enable IPv6 on Dedicated Core servers and vCPU Servers when you create them or after you create them.

Set up IPv6

You can set up IPv6 to improve the network connectivity for your virtualized environment. By setting up IPv6 for your Dedicated Core servers and vCPU Servers, you can ensure that they are accessible to IPv6-enabled networks and clients.

Prerequisites:

  • Before enabling IPv6, make sure you have the appropriate privileges. The contract administrators, owners, or users with the create VDC privilege can create new VDCs. The number of bits in the fixed address is the prefix length. For Data Center IPv6 CIDR, the prefix length is /56.

  • Ensure the VDC has IPv6 enabled to configure IPv6 on Dedicated Core Servers or vCPU Servers.

1. In the DCD, go to Menu > Virtual Data Centers.

2. Select the data center where the server is configured.

Select a Virtual Data Center (VDC)

3. Select the respective dedicated core server or the vCPU server in the Workspace to enable IPv6 for the selected server and to connect it to an IPv6-enabled Local Area Network (LAN).

4. Select the Network tab on the Inspector pane for the specific server and enter the following:

  • Name: It is recommended to enter a unique name for this Network Interface Controller (NIC).

  • MAC: This field is automatically populated.

  • LAN: Select an IPv6 enabled LAN.

  • Firewall: Specify whether you want to enable or disable the firewall. For enabling the firewall, choose Ingress to create flow logs for incoming traffic, Egress for outgoing traffic, or Bidirectional to create flow logs for all traffic.

  • Flow Log: Select + to add a new flow log. Enter name, direction, action, target S3 bucket, and select + Flow Log to complete the configuration of the flow log. It becomes applied once you provision your changes.

  • IPv4 Configuration: This field is automatically populated. If Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is enabled, the Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) address is dynamic, meaning it can change while the Dedicated Core server is operational or in the case of a restart. Add additional public IP addresses in Add IP. It is an optional field.

  • IPv6 Configuration: You can populate a NIC IPv6 CIDR block with prefix length /80 or allow it to be automatically assigned from the VDCs allocated range, as seen in the screenshot below. Add additional public IP addresses in Add IP. It is an optional field.

Setting up IPv6 for Dedicated Core servers

5. Select PROVISION CHANGES.

Result: IPv6 is enabled for the selected server.

Note:

  • IPv6 CIDR assigned to LANs(/64) and NICs(/80 and /128) must be unique.

  • You can create a maximum of 256 IPv6-enabled LANs per VDC.

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