Hi guys,
I'm planning to enable IPv6 during a maintenance window this weekend. I don't have a test environment so the changes will be in production so I wanted to get my ducks aligned before I do anything.
Current aruba environment with IPv4:
Aruba 7210 Master/Standby with ~70 AP225
VRRP
Bluecat for DNS/DHCP
Under
Network > IP > IP Interface
VLAN1 | 172.16.0.245/24 | GE0/0/3
(I have this labeled as UNTRUST in my documents)VLAN15 | 10.36.2.100 | Pc0-1
(I have this labeled as the MGMT VLAN and documented as TRUST)VLAN40 | no ip for this interface | Pc0-1
(I have this labeled as the Client VLAN)
My understanding from the documentation is that I can have IPv4 and IPv6 enabled on the same AP by following these steps:
Enable IPv6 option1. Navigate to the Configuration > Advanced Services > Stateful Firewall page.
2. Select the Global Settings tab.
3. Select the IPv6 Enable check box to enable the IPv6 option.
4. Click Apply .
Next step is to add an IPv6 address to the MGMT VLAN (VLAN15) - I will use a ULA address I generated from the master controllers MAC addressTo Configure Link Local Address
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Network > IP page and select the IP Interfaces tab.
2. Edit a VLAN # and select IP version as IPv6.
3. Enter the link local address in the Link Local Address field.
4. Click Apply.
QUESTION for this section: IPv4 has a section to add the DHCP Help address but I dont see that option for IPv6.
Next step is to configure the DG of the L2 switch that connects my APs to the controller:
1. Navigate to the Configuration > Network > IP page and select the IP Routes tab.
2. Under the Default Gateway section, click Add.
3. Select IPv6 as IP Version, and enter the IPv6 address in the IP Address field.
4. Click Add to add the address to the IPv6 default gateway table.
5. Click Apply.
Next step is to assign the controller and IPv6 address:1. Navigate to the Configuration > Network > Controller page and select the System Settings tab.
2. Under the Controller IP Details section, select the
VLAN15 or the loopback interface Id in the IPv6 Address drop down.
3. Click Apply.
I'm unsure about the last step and how to apply these new settings to the existing APs that have IPv4 already enabled. When I go into the Provision tab for an existing AP it looks like the Master Discovery is set to Host Controller Name: aruba-master and the IP Settings are set to Obtain IP Address Using DHCP.
In the WebUI
1. Navigate to the Configuration > AP Installation> Provision page and select the Provisioning tab.
2. Select an AP and click Provision.
3. Under the Master Discovery section, enter the host controller IP address and the IPv6 address of the master controller.
4. To provision a static IP, select the Use the following IP address check box under the IP Settings section, and enter the following details:
- IPv6 Address/Prefix-lengths
- Gateway IPv6 Address
- DNS IPv6 Address
Question: How can I set the AP IPv6 address manually like it instructions above but also have the AP receive a DHCP address? Do I need to re-provision each AP one-by-one or is there a way to bulk provision the ~70 APs at once?
If anyone has set this up in their environment and sees any gaps in my process above it would be greatly appreciated. I don't have TAC support so if I don't get this right then I have to for next month's maintenance window to fix any misconfigurations :/
Thanks!
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