# Enum - HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType(vim.host.IpConfig.IpV6AddressConfigType)

Since
  vSphere API 4.0

## Enum Description

This specifies how the ipv6 address is configured for the interface. We follow rfc4293 in defining the values for the configType.

Enum Constants

Name | Description
--- | ---
dhcp | The address is configured through dhcp.
linklayer | The address is obtained through stateless autoconfiguration.
manual | The address is configured manually.
other | Any other type of address configuration other than the below mentioned ones will fall under this category. For e.g., automatic address configuration for the link local address falls under this type.
random | The address is chosen by the system at random e.g., an IPv4 address within 169.254/16, or an RFC 3041 privacy address.

Show WSDL type definition
<simpleType xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:vsan="urn:vsan" name="HostIpConfigIpV6AddressConfigType"> <restriction base="xsd:string"> <enumeration value="other"/> <enumeration value="manual"/> <enumeration value="dhcp"/> <enumeration value="linklayer"/> <enumeration value="random"/> </restriction> </simpleType>