defining a static host identifier in ipv6

[Jeff Haran]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: dhcp-users-bounces+jharan=brocade.com at lists.isc.org [mailto:dhcp-users-
> bounces+jharan=brocade.com at lists.isc.org] On Behalf Of Andrew Daviel
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:48 AM
> To: dhcp-users at lists.isc.org
> Subject: defining a static host identifier in ipv6
> 
> 
...
> In IPv6 I try
>   host foobar {
>     host-identifier option dhcp6.client-id 00:40:96:15:ae:94 ;
>     fixed-address6 foobar ;
>   }
> which fails with "Invalid IPv6 address". I presume that I must give a
> numeric address not a resolvable name.
> 
>    fixed-address6 2001:4978:280::34;
> parses OK and runs, but does not work.

Perhaps fixed-address6 needs a prefix, too, as in:

	2001:4978:280::34/64

?

Just a guess,

Jeff Haran
Brocade Communications