Use this command from Global Config mode to enter IPv6 DHCP Pool Config mode. Use the exit command to return to Global Config mode. To return to the User EXEC mode, enter CTRL+Z. The pool-name should be less than 31 alpha-numeric characters. DHCPv6 pools are used to specify information for DHCPv6 server to distribute to DHCPv6 clients. These pools are shared between multiple interfaces over which DHCPv6 server capabilities are configured.
Once the DHCP for IPv6 configuration information pool has been created, use the ipv6 dhcp server command to associate the pool with a server on an interface. If you do not configure an information pool, use the ipv6 dhcp server interface configuration command to enable the DHCPv6 server function on an interface.
When you associate a DHCPv6 pool with an interface, only that pool services requests on the associated interface. The pool also services other interfaces. If you do not associate a DHCPv6 pool with an interface, it can service requests on any interface. Not using any IPv6 address prefix means that the pool returns only configured options.
| Format | ipv6 dhcp pool pool-name |
| Mode | Global Config |
