Users Guide
ipv6-address
prefix-length
Enter the IPv6 address in the x:x:x:x::x format then the prefix
length in the /x format. The range is from /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 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port[/subport]
information.
• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
fortyGigE then the slot/port information.
• For a Loopback interface, enter the keyword loopback
then a number from 0 to 16383.
• 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.
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