Reference Guide

interface Enter the following keywords and slot/port or number information:
• For a 1-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
GigabitEthernet 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 Port Channel interface, enter the keyword port-
channel
followed by a number. For the C-Series and S-
Series, the range is 1 to 128. For the E-Series, the range is 1 to
255 for TeraScale and 1 to 512 for ExaScale.
• For a SONET interface, enter the keyword sonet followed by
the sonet 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 VLAN, enter the keyword vlan followed by a number
from 1 to 4094.
distance (OPTIONAL) Enter a number as the distance metric assigned to the
route. The range is 1 to 255.
permanent (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword permanent to specify the route is
not removed, even if the interface assigned to that route goes down.
The route must be up initially to install it in the routing table.
tag tag-value (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword tag followed by a number to assign
to the route. The range is 1 to 4294967295.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on ExaScale.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.2.1.0 Added support for 4094 VLANs on the E-Series ExaScale (the prior
limit was 2094).
Version 8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
Version 7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF on the E-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.0
Introduced on the E-Series.
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