Command Line Reference Guide

ipv6 route
Establish a static IPv6 route.
S5000
Syntax
ipv6 route ipv6-address prefix-length {ipv6-address | interface
| interface ipv6-address} [distance] [tag value] [permanent]
To remove the IPv6 route, use the no ipv6 route ipv6-address prefix-length
{ipv6-address | interface | interface ipv6-address} [distance]
[tag value] [permanent] command.
Parameters
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format followed by the prefix
length in the /x format. The range is /0 to /128.
NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimal fields of
zeros.
interface (OPTIONAL) Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number
information:
• For a Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port information.
• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet followed by the slot/port
information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE followed by the slot/port information.
• For a loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
followed by a number from zero (0) to 16383.
• For the null interface, enter the keyword null followed by
zero (0).
• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword VLAN followed by
the vlan number.
• For a port channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel
followed by the port channel number.
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 1 to 255.
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