# Data Object - HostIpConfigIpV6Address(vim.host.IpConfig.IpV6Address)

Property of
  HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfiguration
Extends
  DynamicData
Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Data Object Description

The ipv6 address specification

Properties

Name | Type | Description
--- | --- | ---
dadState* | xsd:string | The state of this ipAddress. Can be one of HostIpConfigIpV6AddressStatus
ipAddress | xsd:string | The ipv6 address. When DHCP is enabled, this property reflects the current IP configuration and cannot be set.
lifetime* | xsd:dateTime | The time when will this address expire. If not set the address lifetime is unlimited.
operation* | xsd:string | Valid values are "add" and "remove". See HostConfigChangeOperation.
origin* | xsd:string | The type of the ipv6 address configuration on the interface. This can be one of the types defined my the enum HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType.
prefixLength | xsd:int | The prefix length. An ipv6 prefixLength is a decimal value that indicates the number of contiguous, higher-order bits of the address that make up the network portion of the address. For example, 10FA:6604:8136:6502::/64 is a possible IPv6 prefix. The prefix length in this case is 64.
Properties inherited from DynamicData
None

*Need not be set
Show WSDL type definition
<complexType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="HostIpConfigIpV6Address"> <complexContent> <extension base="vsan:DynamicData"> <sequence> <element name="ipAddress" type="xsd:string"/> <element name="prefixLength" type="xsd:int"/> <element name="origin" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="dadState" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="lifetime" type="xsd:dateTime" minOccurs="0"/> <element name="operation" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0"/> </sequence> </extension> </complexContent> </complexType>