HSRP: Global IPv6 Address

IPv6 routing protocols ensure device-to-device resilience and failover. However, in situations in which the path between a host and the first-hop device fails, or the first-hop device itself fails, first hop redundancy protocols (FHRPs) ensure host-to-device resilience and failover.

The Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) protects data traffic in case of a gateway failure. The HSRP global IPv6 address feature allows users to configure multiple nonlink local addresses as virtual addresses, and it allows for the storage and management of multiple global IPv6 virtual addresses in addition to the existing primary link-local address. If an IPv6 address is used, it must include an IPv6 prefix length. If a link-local address is used, it must not have a prefix.

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Information About HSRP Global IPv6 Address

HSRP: Global IPv6 Address

IPv6 routing protocols ensure device-to-device resilience and failover. However, in situations in which the path between a host and the first-hop device fails, or the first-hop device itself fails, first hop redundancy protocols (FHRPs) ensure host-to-device resilience and failover.

The Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) protects data traffic in case of a gateway failure. The HSRP global IPv6 address feature allows users to configure multiple nonlink local addresses as virtual addresses, and it allows for the storage and management of multiple global IPv6 virtual addresses in addition to the existing primary link-local address. If an IPv6 address is used, it must include an IPv6 prefix length. If a link-local address is used, it must not have a prefix.

How to Enable HSRP Global IPv6 Address

Enabling and Verifying an HSRP Group for IPv6 Operation

In this task, when you enter the standby ipv6 command, a link-local address is generated from the link-local prefix, and a modified EUI-64 format interface identifier is generated in which the EUI-64 interface identifier is created from the relevant HSRP virtual MAC address.

A link-local address is an IPv6 unicast address that can be automatically configured on any interface using the link-local prefix FE80::/10 (1111 1110 10) and the interface identifier in the modified EUI-64 format. Link-local addresses are used in the stateless autoconfiguration process. Nodes on a local link can use link-local addresses to communicate; the nodes do not need site-local or globally unique addresses to communicate.

In IPv6, a device on the link advertises in RA messages any site-local and global prefixes, and its willingness to function as a default device for the link. RA messages are sent periodically and in response to router solicitation messages, which are sent by hosts at system startup.

A node on the link can automatically configure site-local and global IPv6 addresses by appending its interface identifier (64 bits) to the prefixes (64 bits) included in the RA messages. The resulting 128-bit IPv6 addresses configured by the node are then subjected to duplicate address detection to ensure their uniqueness on the link. If the prefixes advertised in the RA messages are globally unique, then the IPv6 addresses configured by the node are also guaranteed to be globally unique. Router solicitation messages, which have a value of 133 in the Type field of the ICMP packet header, are sent by hosts at system startup so that the host can immediately autoconfigure without needing to wait for the next scheduled RA message.

SUMMARY STEPS

    1.    enable

    2.    configure terminal

    3.    ipv6 unicast-routing

    4.    interface type number

    5.    standby [group-number] ipv6 {link-local-address | autoconfig}

    6.    standby [group-number] preempt [delay minimum seconds | reload seconds | sync seconds]

    7.    standby [group-number] priority priority

    8.    exit

    9.    show standby [type number [group]] [all | brief]

    10.    show ipv6 interface [brief] [interface-type interface-number] [prefix]


DETAILED STEPS
     Command or ActionPurpose
    Step 1 enable


    Example: 
    Device> enable
     

    Enables privileged EXEC mode.

    • Enter your password if prompted.

     
    Step 2 configure terminal


    Example: 
    Device# configure terminal
     

    Enters global configuration mode.

     
    Step 3 ipv6 unicast-routing


    Example: 
    Device(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
     

    Enables the forwarding of IPv6 unicast datagrams.

    • The ipv6 unicast-routing command must be enabled for HSRP for IPv6 to work.

     
    Step 4 interface type number


    Example: 
    Device(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0
     

    Specifies an interface type and number, and places the device in interface configuration mode.

     
    Step 5 standby [group-number] ipv6 {link-local-address | autoconfig}


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# standby 1 ipv6 autoconfig
     

    Activates the HSRP in IPv6.

     
    Step 6 standby [group-number] preempt [delay minimum seconds | reload seconds | sync seconds]


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# standby 1 preempt
     

    Configures HSRP preemption and preemption delay.

     
    Step 7 standby [group-number] priority priority


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# standby 1 priority 110
     

    Configures HSRP priority.

     
    Step 8 exit


    Example: 
    Device(config-if)# exit
     

    Returns the device to privileged EXEC mode.

     
    Step 9 show standby [type number [group]] [all | brief]


    Example: 
    Device# show standby
     

    Displays HSRP information.

     
    Step 10 show ipv6 interface [brief] [interface-type interface-number] [prefix]


    Example: 
    Device# show ipv6 interface GigabitEthernet 0/0/0
     

    Displays the usability status of interfaces configured for IPv6.

     

    Configuration Example for HSRP Global IPv6 Address

    Example: Configuring HSRP Global IPv6 Addresses

    Device(config)# interface GigabitEthernet 0/0
Device(config-if)# no ip address
Device(config-if)# ipv6 address 2001::DB8:1/64
Device(config-if)# standby version 2
Device(config-if)# standby 1 ipv6 FE80::1:CAFE
Device(config-if)# standby 1 ipv6 2001::DB8:2/64
Device(config-if)# standby 1 ipv6 2001:DB8::3/64
Device(config-if)# standby 1 ipv6 2001:DB8::4/64
Device(config-if)# end

    Additional References

    Related Documents

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    IPv6 addressing and connectivity

    IPv6 Configuration Guide

    Cisco IOS commands

    Cisco IOS Master Commands List, All Releases

    IPv6 commands

    Cisco IOS IPv6 Command Reference

    Cisco IOS IPv6 features

    Cisco IOS IPv6 Feature Mapping

    GLBP

    Configuring GLBP

    Standards and RFCs

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    IPv6 RFCs

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    Feature Information for HSRP: Global IPv6 Address

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    Table 1 Feature Information for HSRP: Global IPv6 Address

    Feature Name

    Releases

    Feature Information

    HSRP: Global IPv6 Address

    The HSRP global IPv6 address feature allows users to configure multiple non-link local addresses as virtual addresses.

    The following command was introduced: standby ipv6.

    Glossary

    Virtual IP address owner—The VRRP device that owns the IP address of the virtual device. The owner is the device that has the virtual device address as its physical interface address.

    Virtual device—One or more VRRP devices that form a group. The virtual device acts as the default gateway device for LAN clients. The virtual device is also known as a VRRP group.

    Virtual device backup—One or more VRRP devices that are available to assume the role of forwarding packets if the virtual device master fails.

    Virtual device master—The VRRP device that is currently responsible for forwarding packets sent to the IP addresses of the virtual device. Usually, the virtual device master also functions as the IP address owner.

    VRRP device—A device that is running VRRP.