Adding a Description

The router enables you to add a text description or an alias to an IPv6 interface or subinterface. Adding a description helps you identify the interface and keep track of interface connections.

ipv6 description

• Use to assign a text description or an alias to an IPv6 interface or subinterface.
• The description or alias can be a maximum of 256 characters.
• Use the show ipv6 interface command to display the text description.
• Example 1

  host1(config-if)#ipv6 description boston01 ipv6 interface

• Example 2

  host1(config-subif)#ipv6 description dallas05 ipv6 subinterface

• Use the no version to remove the text description or alias.
• See ipv6 description

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