Administrator Guide

• For a tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then
the tunnel interface number. The range is from 1 to
16383.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword VLAN then the
vlan number. The range is from 1 to 4094.
If you configure a static IPv6 route using an egress interface
and enter the ping command to reach the destination IPv6
address, the ping operation may not work. Configure the
IPv6 route using a next-hop IPv6 address in order for the
ping command to detect the destination address.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the forwarding router IPv6 address in the
x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal
fields of zeros.
distance (OPTIONAL) Enter a number as the metric distance assigned
to the route. The range is from 1 to 255.
tag value (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword tag then a tag value number.
The range is from 1 to 4294967295.
permanent (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword permanent to specify that
the route is not to be removed, even if the interface assigned
to that route goes down.
NOTE: If you disable the interface with an IPv6 address
associated with the keyword permanent, the route
disappears from the routing table.
Defaults none
Command
Modes
CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.0.0.0 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on ExaScale.
Version 8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and S-Series.
Version 7.4.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series TeraScale.
IPv6 Basics
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