ipv6 route

Syntax

ipv6 route <DEST-IPV6-ADDR>/<MASK> [<NEXT-HOP-IP-ADDR>|<INTERFACE>|reject|blackhole]

no ipv6 route <DEST-IPV6-ADDR>/<MASK> [<NEXT-HOP-IP-ADDR>|<INTERFACE>|reject|blackhole]

Description

Adds an IPv6 static route.

The no form of this command deletes an IPv6 static route.

Command context

config

Parameters

<DEST-IPV6-ADDR>

Specifies the route destination in IPv6 format (xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx), where x is a hexadecimal number from 0 to F.

<MASK>

Specifies the number of bits in the address mask in CIDR format (x), where x is a decimal number from 0 to 128.

<NEXT-HOP-IP-ADDR>

Specifies the next hop in IPv6 format (xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx:xxxx), where x is a hexadecimal number from 0 to F.

<INTERFACE>

Specifies the next hop as an outgoing interface.

blackhole

Specifies that packets matching the destination route are silently discarded and no ICMP error notification is sent to the sender.

reject

Specifies that packets matching the destination route are discarded and an ICMP error notification is sent to the sender.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Usage

  • Access platforms for IPv6 routes above /64 are not supported.

  • IPv6 addresses with prefixes 65-127 will not be configured in the ASIC route table.

Examples

switch(config)# ipv6 route 120::/124 blackhole
switch(config)# ipv6 route 121::/124 reject
switch(config)# ipv6 route 122::/124 1/1/1
switch(config)# ipv6 route 123::/124 120::1
switch(config)# no ipv6 route 122::/124 1/1/1