This API has a deprecated equivalent from v7.0U1.
Set Interfaces IPv6
Set IPv6 network configuration for specific interface.
Request
URLURL
https://{api_host}/api/appliance/networking/interfaces/{interface_name}/ipv6
Path Parameters
Path Parameters
string
interface_name
Required
Network interface to update, for example, “nic0”. The parameter must be an identifier for the resource type: com.vmware.appliance.networking.interfaces.
Header Parameters
Header Parameters
string
vmware-api-session-id
Required
Required session ID, acquired from Create Session API under CIS product
vmware-api-session-id example
"b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389"
Request Body
Request Body
{
"addresses": [
{
"address": "string",
"prefix": 0
}
],
"autoconf": false,
"default_gateway": "string",
"dhcp": false
}
array of
NetworkingInterfacesIpv6Address
addresses
Required
The list of addresses to be statically assigned.
boolean
autoconf
Required
An address will be assigned by Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC).
string
default_gateway
Required
The default gateway for static IP address assignment. This configures the global IPv6 default gateway on the appliance with the specified gateway address and interface. This gateway replaces the existing default gateway configured on the appliance. However, if the gateway address is link-local, then it is added for that interface. This does not support configuration of multiple global default gateways through different interfaces.
boolean
dhcp
Required
An address will be assigned by a DHCP server.
Authentication
This operation uses the following authentication methods.
Errors
Errors
500
com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.resource_busy : The specified NIC is busy. | com.vmware.vapi.std.errors.error : Generic error.
default
‘Default’ means this response is used for all HTTP codes that are not covered individually for this operation.
Code Samples
cURL Command
curl -X PUT -H "vmware-api-session-id: b00db39f948d13ea1e59b4d6fce56389" -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"addresses":[{"address":"string","prefix":0}],"autoconf":false,"default_gateway":"string","dhcp":false}' https://{api_host}/api/appliance/networking/interfaces/{interface_name}/ipv6
Vendor Extensions
This operation contains the following vendor extensions defined in the spec:
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-method: put
x-vmw-doc-deprecated-path: /rest/appliance/networking/interfaces/{interface_name}/ipv6
x-vmw-doc-operation: set
Availability
Added in 7.0U2
