Network Port DHCPv6 Client Statistics

The Network Port DHCPv6 Client Statistics page displays the DHCPv6 client statistics values for the network interface. The DHCPv6 client on the device exchanges several different types of UDP messages with one or more network DHCPv6 servers during the process of acquiring address, prefix, or other relevant network configuration information from the server. The values indicate the various counts that have accumulated since they were last cleared.

To display this page, click System > Statistics > Statistics > Network DHCPv6.

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Network Port DHCPv6 Client Statistics Fields

Field Description
Advertisement Packets Received Number of DHCPv6 advertisement messages received from one or more DHCPv6 servers in response to the client's solicit message.
Reply Packets Received Number of DHCPv6 reply messages received from one or more DHCPv6 servers in response to the client's request message.
Received Advertisement Packets Discarded Number of DHCPv6 advertisement messages received from one or more DHCPv6 servers to which the client did not respond.
Received Reply Packets Discarded Number of DHCPv6 reply messages received from one or more DHCPv6 servers to which the client did not respond.
Malformed Packets Received Number of messages received from one or more DHCPv6 servers that were improperly formatted.
Total Packets Received Total number of messages received from all DHCPv6 servers.
Solicit Packets Transmitted Number of DHCPv6 solicit messages the client sent to begin the process of acquiring network information from a DHCPv6 server.
Request Packets Transmitted Number of DHCPv6 request messages the client sent in response to a DHCPv6 server's advertisement message.
Renew Packets Transmitted Number of renew messages the DHCPv6 client has sent to the server to request an extension of the lifetime of the information provided by the server. This message is sent to the DHCPv6 server that originally assigned the addresses and configuration information.
Rebind Packets Transmitted Number of rebind messages the DHCPv6 client has sent to any available DHCPv6 server to request an extension of its addresses and an update to any other relevant information. This message is sent only if the client does not receive a response to the renew message.
Release Packets Transmitted Number of release messages the DHCPv6 client has sent to the server to indicate that it no longer needs one or more of the assigned addresses.
Total Packets Transmitted Total number of messages sent to all DHCPv6 servers.

Click Clear Counters to clear all the statistics counters, resetting all switch summary and detailed statistics to default values.