Users Guide

ip route
Assign a static route to the switch.
Syntax
ip route [vrf vrf-name] ip-address mask {ip-address | interface [ip-address]}
[distance] [permanent] [tag tag-value] [vrf vrf-name] [weight weight-value]
To delete a specic static route, use the no ip route destination mask command.
To delete all routes matching a certain route, use the no ip route destination mask command.
Parameters
vrf vrf-name (Optoinal) Enter the keyword vrf and then the name of the VRF to congure a static
route corresponding to that VRF. Use this VRF option after the ip route keyword to
congure a static route on that particular VRF.
destination Enter the IP address in dotted decimal format of the destination device.
mask Enter the mask in the slash prex format (/x) of the destination IP address.
ip-address Enter the IP address of the forwarding router in dotted decimal format.
interface Enter one of the following keyword followed by the interface information
• For a 1-GigabitEthernet interface, enter the keyword GigabitEthernet then the
slot/port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then
the slot/port information.
•
For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from 0 to
16383.
• For the Management interface on the stack-unit, enter the keyword
ManagementEthernet then the slot/port information.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number.
• For a Null interface, enter the keyword null then the Null interface number.
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
• For a tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then the tunnel interface number.
The range is from 1 to 16383.
If you congure 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. Congure the
IPv6 route using a next-hop IPv6 address in order for the ping command to detect the
destination address.
interface ip-address Enter the keyword interface then the IP address.
distance (OPTIONAL) Enter the value of the distance metric assigned to the route. The range is
from 1 to 255.
permanent (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword permanent to specify that the route must not be
removed even if the interface assigned to that route goes down. The route must be
currently active to be installed in the routing table. If you disable the interface, the route is
removed from the routing table.
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