Users Guide

interface
interface
Enter one of the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
● For a null interface, enter the keyword null then the slot/port information.
The Null interface number is 0.
● For a Management Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
managementethernet then the slot/port information.
● For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then the slot/port
information. The range is from 0 to 16383.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the
slot/port information.
● For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then the tunnel ID. The
range is from 1 to 16383.
● For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then the slot/port information.
The range is from 1 to 4094.
● For a port extender (PE) Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword peGigE
then the pe-id / stack-unit / port-id information. The pe-id range is 0–255; the
stack-unit number range is 0– 7; and the port-id range is 1–48.
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.
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.
tag tag-value (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword tag then a number to assign to the route. The
range is from 1 to 4294967295.
vrf vrf-name Enter the keyword vrf followed by the name of the VRF. Use this VRF option
after the next hop to specify which VRF the next hop belongs to. This setting is
used in route leaking cases. Refer to the Route Leaking VRFs section in the Virtual
Routing and Forwarding (VRF) chapter of the Configuration guide.
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 Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see 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 Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.7(0.1) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.1) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.7(0.0) Included the weighted parameter to support weighted ECMP feature.
898 IPv4 Routing