Dell PowerEdge FN I/O Module Command Line Reference Guide 9.10(0.0)

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ipv6 route

Establish a static IPv6 route.

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 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 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
                                             Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 /64 33::1 ?
                                             <1-255>                 Distance metric for this route
                                             permanent               Permanent route
                                             tag                     Set tag for this route
                                             
                                             Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 /64 33::1
                                             Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 /64 tengigabitethernet 0/1 ?
                                             X:X:X:X::X              Forwarding router's address
                                             Dell(conf)#ipv6 route 44::0 /64 tengigabitethernet 0/1 66::1
                                             Dell(conf)#

Related Commands

show ipv6 route — views the IPv6 configured routes.