Create and manage an IPv6 gateway

Create an IPv6 gateway

1. Log on to the IPv6 Gateway console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where you want to create an IPv6 gateway.

3. On the IPv6 Gateway page, click Create IPv6 Gateway.

4. In the Create IPv6 Gateway dialog box, configure the parameters that are described in the following table and click OK.

   Parameter	Description

   Parameter	Description
   Resource Group	Select the resource group to which the IPv6 gateway belongs.
   Tag Key	Select or enter a tag key. To facilitate management, you can add custom tags to identify vSwitches.
   Tag Value	Select or enter a tag value.
   VPC	Select the VPC for which you want to create an IPv6 gateway. Only one IPv6 gateway can be created for each VPC. If a VPC cannot be selected, it indicates that an IPv6 gateway may have been created for the VPC. If a custom route whose destination CIDR block is ::/0 does not exist in a VPC, the system automatically adds the custom route to the VPC when you create an IPv6 gateway for the VPC. If a custom route whose destination CIDR block is ::/0 already exists in a VPC, the system does not add the custom route again when you create an IPv6 gateway for the VPC. For more information about IPv6 routes, see Create and manage IPv6 routes. Note After an IPv6 gateway is created, you cannot change the VPC that is associated with the IPv6 gateway.
   IPv6 CIDR Block Type	Specify whether to assign an IPv6 CIDR block to the VPC. In this example, Assign BGP (Multi-ISP) is selected. Note This parameter takes effect only when IPv6 CIDR blocks are disabled for the VPC to which the selected IPv6 gateway belongs.
   Name	Enter a name for the IPv6 gateway.
   Automatically Enable IPv6 for All vSwitches	Specify whether to select Automatically Enable IPv6 for All vSwitches. If you do not select this option, you can go to the vSwitch page to enable IPv6. Note This parameter takes effect only when IPv6 CIDR blocks are disabled for the VPC to which the selected IPv6 gateway belongs.

Modify the basic information about an IPv6 gateway

After you create an IPv6 gateway, you can modify the name and description of the IPv6 gateway.

1. Log on to the IPv6 Gateway console.
2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the IPv6 gateway is deployed.

3. On the IPv6 Gateway page, click the ID of the IPv6 gateway whose basic information you want to modify.

4. In the Basic Information section, click Edit to change the name or the description of the IPv6 gateway.

Delete an IPv6 gateway

If your VPC no longer needs to communicate with another network over IPv6, you can delete the IPv6 gateway of the VPC. Before you delete an IPv6 gateway, you must delete the egress-only rules of the IPv6 gateway. For more information, see the Delete an egress-only rule section of the Create and manage an egress-only rule topic.

1. Log on to the IPv6 Gateway console.
2. In the top navigation bar, select the region where the IPv6 gateway is deployed.
3. On the IPv6 Gateway page, find the IPv6 gateway that you want to delete and click Delete in the Actions column.

4. In the Delete IPv6 Gateway message, click OK.

References

• Operation

  • Enable and manage IPv6 Internet bandwidth

  • Create and manage an egress-only rule

• API

  • CreateIpv6Gateway: creates an IPv6 gateway.

  • ModifyIpv6GatewayAttribute: modifies the name and description of an IPv6 gateway.

  • DeleteIpv6Gateway: deletes an IPv6 gateway.