IPv6 Support on MX Security & SD-WAN Platforms - Routing
Routing
There are several routing decisions that MX perform:
Uplink Selection
This option determines which uplink should be the primary connection (IPv4 only). VPN traffic and management traffic to the Meraki Dashboard use the primary uplink. If load balancing is disabled, all traffic will use the primary uplink unless an uplink preference is configured specifying otherwise. For IPv6 traffic, regardless of the primary uplink and load balancing selections, flows will be routed via the source origin. During a failover event, the MX will use NAT and NPTv6 to forward traffic via the active interface.
Configuration:
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Browse to Security & SD-WAN > SD-WAN & Traffic Shaping > Uplink selection > Primary uplink > select WAN
Dynamic Routing for VPN Concentrator mode
As part of MX 18.1 firmware updates we are introducing a new “Routing page”. The eBGP and OSPF configuration from the Site-to-site VPN page will now be located in this new page going forward. With this introduction we are also adding support for IPv6 peering and route distribution with eBGP and OSPF using version 3.
eBGP Configuration
As part of MX 18.1 firmware updates we are introducing a new “Routing page”. The eBGP and OSPF configuration from the Site-to-site VPN page will now be located in this new page going forward. With this introduction we are also adding support for IPv6 peering and route distribution with eBGP and OSPF using version 3.
Configure eBGP
- Browse to Security & SD-WAN > Routing
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- Toggle button to Enable
- Configure BGP VPN AS and iBGP VPN Holdtimer
- Click on +Neighbor and configure the desired IPv4 or IPv6 neighbor
- Click Save changes
OSPF Configuration
As part of MX 18.1 firmware updates we are introducing a new “Routing page”. The eBGP and OSPF configuration from the Site-to-site VPN page will now be located in this new page going forward. With this introduction we are also adding support for IPv6 peering and route distribution with eBGP and OSPF using version 3.
Configure OSPF
- Browse to Security & SD-WAN > Routing
- Toggle button to Enable
- Configure OSPF Mode “IPv4, IPv6 or IPv4 and IPv6”
- Configure Router ID (Note this is a 32 bit decimal in IP address notation and is shared by IPv4 and IPv6 configuration)
- Configure the remaining OSPF settings
- Click Save changes
Static Routes
MX supports IPv4 and IPv6 static routes. With IPv6, you can configure a static route using a Global or Link-Local IPv6 address.
Configuration:
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Static route with Global address
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From the Addressing & VLANs page click Add Static Route button
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Select IPv6 for the IP version and configure the IPv6 Prefix and Next Hop IP
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Click the update button and Save the changes to commit the configuration
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The Next hop IP must belong to an already configured prefix on the LAN/VLANs configuration.
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Static route using a Link-Local next hop
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From the Addressing & VLANs page, click Add Static Route button
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Select IPv6 for the IP version and configure the IPv6 Prefix and Next Hop IP
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When a Link-Local IP is used, the MX will prompt for a “Next hop VLAN”
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Select the appropriate VLAN where the downstream next hop Link-Local IP address belongs to and click update
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Save the configuration to commit the change made
Refer to the main KB: IPv6 Support on MX Security & SD-WAN Platforms [Core Fundamentals]