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interface (OPTIONAL) Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
● 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 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.
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 satisfied.
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
gigabitethernet Gigabit Ethernet interface
loopback Loopback interface
null Null interface
port-channel Port-Channel interface
tenGigabitethernet TenGigabit Ethernet interface
fortyGigE FortyGigabit Ethernet interface
tunnel Tunnel interface
vlan Vlan interface
594 IPv6 Basics