• 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 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.
weight weight-
value
Enter the keyword weight followed by a weight value. The
range is from 0 to 255.
NOTE: Weight for a static route can be added only for
the destination address and not for the route pointing to
destination a interface.
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.
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