Reference Guide
Version 
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
The following describes the show ip route summary shown in the following 
example.
Column Heading Description
Route Source Identifies how the route is configured in Dell Networking 
OS.
Active Routes Identifies the best route if a route is learned from two 
protocol sources.
Non-active 
Routes
Identifies the back-up routes when a route is learned by two 
different protocols. If the best route or active route goes 
down, the non-active route becomes the best route.
ospf 100 If routing protocols (OSPF, RIP) are configured and routes 
are advertised, then information on those routes is 
displayed.
Total 1388 
active...
Displays the number of active and non-active routes and 
the memory usage of those routes. If there are no routes 
configured in the Dell Networking OS, this line does not 
appear.
Example
Dell>show ip route summary
Route Source Active Routes Non-active Routes
connected 17 0
static 3 0
ospf 100 1368 2
Intra-area: 762 Inter-area: 1 External-1: 600 External-2: 5
Total 1388 2
Total 1388 active route(s) using 222440 bytes
Total 2 non-active route(s) using 128 bytes
Dell>
Related 
Commands
show ip route — displays information about the routes found in the switch.
IPv4 Routing
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