Concept Guide

• For a loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback then a number from zero (0)
to 16383.
• For the null interface, enter the keyword null then zero (0).
• For a port channel interface, enter the keyword port-channel then the port
channel number. The range is from 1 to 128.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet then
the slot/port information.
• 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 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.
ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the forwarding router IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format.
NOTE: The :: notation species successive hexadecimal elds 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
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
When the interface goes down, the system withdraws the route. The route is re-installed by the system when the
interface comes back up. When a recursive resolution is “broken,” the system withdraws the route. The route is re-
installed by the system when the recursive resolution is satised.
After an IPv6 static route interface is created, if an IP address is not assigned to a peer interface, the peer must be
manually pinged to resolve the neighbor information.
Example
Dell(conf)#ipv6 route ?
X:X:X:X::X IPv6 prefix x:x::y
Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 ?
/nn /nn Mask in slash format
Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 /64 ?
X:X:X:X::X Forwarding router's address
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