def _set_ipv6_address(self, v, load=False):
    """
    Setter method for ipv6_address, mapped from YANG variable /interface/management/ipv6/ipv6_address (string)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_ipv6_address is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_ipv6_address() directly.

    YANG Description: The list of IPv6 addresses assigned for this 
management interface.
    """
    if hasattr(v, "_utype"):
      v = v._utype(v)
    try:
      t = YANGDynClass(v,base=TypedListType(allowed_type=unicode), is_leaf=False, yang_name="ipv6-address", rest_name="address", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of IPv6 addresses assigned for this \nmanagement interface.', u'alt-name': u'address'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='string', is_config=False)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
      raise ValueError({
          'error-string': """ipv6_address must be of a type compatible with string""",
          'defined-type': "string",
          'generated-type': """YANGDynClass(base=TypedListType(allowed_type=unicode), is_leaf=False, yang_name="ipv6-address", rest_name="address", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'The list of IPv6 addresses assigned for this \nmanagement interface.', u'alt-name': u'address'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='string', is_config=False)""",
        })

    self.__ipv6_address = t
    if hasattr(self, '_set'):
      self._set()
Setter method for ipv6_address, mapped from YANG variable /interface/management/ipv6/ipv6_address (string)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_ipv6_address is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_ipv6_address() directly.

    YANG Description: The list of IPv6 addresses assigned for this 
management interface.