ipv6-family (VPN instance view)

Function

The ipv6-family command enables the IPv6 address family for a VPN instance and displays the VPN instance IPv6 address family view.

The undo ipv6-family command disables the IPv6 address family for a VPN instance.

By default, the IPv6 address family is disabled for a VPN instance.

Format

ipv6-family

undo ipv6-family

Parameters

None

Views

VPN instance view

Default Level

2: Configuration level

Usage Guidelines

Usage Scenario

In BGP/MPLS IPv6 VPN networking, after running the ip vpn-instance command to create a VPN instance, you can run the ipv6-family command to enable the IPv6 address family for the VPN instance and perform VPN configurations in the address family view if you want to have IPv6 VPN routes advertised and IPv6 VPN data forwarded.

Follow-up Procedure

Run the route-distinguisher command to configure an RD for the IPv6 address family of the VPN instance. VPN configurations can be performed in the IPv6 address family view only after an RD is configured for the IPv6 address family of the VPN instance.

Precautions

The IPv6 address family for a VPN instance with a BFD session bound can be disabled using the undo ipv6-family command only after the bound BFD session is deleted.

Example

# Enable the IPv6 address family for the VPN instance named vrf1.

<HUAWEI> system-view
[HUAWEI] ip vpn-instance vrf1
[HUAWEI-vpn-instance-vrf1] ipv6-family
[HUAWEI-vpn-instance-vrf1-af-ipv6]