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Static Routing Commands on Cisco IOS XR Software
address-family (static)
To enter various address family configuration modes while configuring static routes, use the address-family command in the appropriate configuration mode. To disable support for an address family, use the no form of this command.
address-family { ipv4 | ipv6 } { unicast | multicast }
no address-family { ipv4 | ipv6 } { unicast | multicast }
Syntax Description
ipv4
Specifies IP Version 4 address prefixes.
ipv6
Specifies IP Version 6 address prefixes. This option is available only in static router configuration mode.
unicast
Specifies unicast address prefixes.
multicast
Specifies multicast address prefixes. This option is available only in static router configuration mode.
Command Default
All static routes belong to the default VRF if you enter address family configuration mode without entering VRF configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
Use the address-family command to enter various address family configuration modes while configuring static routing sessions. From address family configuration mode, you can configure static routes using the route command.
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maximum path (static)
To change the maximum number of allowable static routes, use the maximum path command in static router configuration mode. To remove the maximum path command from the configuration file and restore the system to its default condition, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
ipv4 | ipv6
Specifies IP Version 4 (IPv4) or IP Version 6 (IPv6) address prefixes.
value
Maximum number of static routes for the given AFI. The range is 1 to 140000.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
If you use the maximum path command to reduce the configured maximum allowed number of static routes for a given table below the number of static routes currently configured, the change is rejected. In addition, if you commit a batch of routes that would, when grouped, push the number of static routes configured above the maximum allowed, the first n routes in the batch and the number previously configured are accepted, and the remainder rejected. The n argument is the difference between the maximum number allowed and the number previously configured.
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Examples
The following example shows how to set the maximum number of static IPv4 routes to 100000:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static)# maximum path ipv4 100000
The following example shows how to remove the preceding configuration and set the maximum number of static IPv4 routes back to the default:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static)# no maximum path ipv4 100000
route (static)
To establish static routes, use the route command in address family configuration mode. To remove the route command from the configuration, use the no form of this command.
prefix mask [ vrf vrf-name ] { ip-address | type interface-path-id } [distance] [ description text ] [ tag tag ] [ permanent ]
no prefix mask [ vrf vrf-name ] { ip-address | type interface-path-id } [distance] [ description text ] [ tag tag ] [ permanent ]
Syntax Description
Command Default
No static route is established.
vrf vrf-name : If no VRF is specified, the vrf where the configuration takes place is used.
Command History
Release
Modification
Release 2.0
This command was introduced.
Release 3.2
The { unicast | multicast } keywords were changed from optional to mandatory. The { ip-address | type interface-path-id } arguments became mandatory.
Release 3.3.0
This command was moved from global configuration mode to router static configuration mode. The vrf vrf-name keyword and argument was added. The following keywords were removed:
Release 3.5.0
The description text keyword and argument were added.
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
A static route is appropriate when the software cannot dynamically build a route to the destination.
Static routes have a default administrative distance of 1, in which a low number indicates a preferred route. By default, static routes are preferred to routes learned by routing protocols. You can configure an administrative distance with a static route if you want the static route to be overridden by dynamic routes. For example, you could have routes installed by the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol with an administrative distance of 120. To have a static route that would be overridden by an OSPF dynamic route, specify an administrative distance greater than 120.
The routing table considers the static routes that point to an interface as “directly connected.” Directly connected networks are advertised by IGP routing protocols if a corresponding interface command is contained under the router configuration stanza of that protocol.
A static route is always associated with a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. The VRF can be the default VRF or a specified VRF. Specifying a VRF allows you to enter VRF configuration mode where you can configure a static route. If you do not specify a VRF you can configure a default VRF static route.
Use the router static command to configure static routes. To configure a static route, you must enter router static configuration mode and then enter an address family configuration mode or VRF configuration mode. See the vrf (static) command for information on configuring a static route in VRF configuration mode. After you enter an address family mode, you can enter multiple static routes. The following example shows how to configure multiple static routes in IPv4 and IPv6 address family configuration modes:
Note
You cannot create a VRF named default, but you can reference the default VRF.
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Examples
The following example shows how to configure IPv6 unicast address family static routes:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router static RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static)# address-family ipv6 unicast RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 GigabitEthernet0/2/0/7 RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 GigabitEthernet0/6/0/0 RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 2b11::2f01:4c RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 2b11::2f01:4d RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 2b11::2f01:4e RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 2b11::2f01:4f RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-afi)# 2b11::327a:7b00/120 2b11::2f01:50Related Commands
Command
Description
Enters address family configuration mode.
network (BGP)
Specifies a list of networks for the BGP routing process.
show route
Displays the current contents of the routing table.
show route static
Displays the static routes in a routing table.
show route summary
Displays the current contents of the routing table in summary format.
Enters router static configuration mode.
vrf (static)
Enters VRF static route configuration mode.
router static
To enter static router configuration mode, use the router static command in global configuration mode. To remove all static route configurations and terminate the static routing process, use the no form of this command.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
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Task ID
Operations
static
read, write
bgp, ospf, hsrp, isis, vrrp, multicast, or network
read, write
Examples
The following example shows how to enter static router configuration mode:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router static RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static)#Related Commands
Command
Description
Enters address family configuration mode.
show route
Displays the current contents of the routing table.
show route static
Displays the static routes in a routing table.
show route summary
Displays the current contents of the routing table in summary format.
Establishes a static route.
vrf (static)
Enters VRF static route configuration mode.
vrf (static)
To configure a VPN routing and forwarding (VRF) instance and enter VRF configuration mode, use the vrf command in router configuration mode. To remove the VRF instance from the configuration file and restore the system to its default condition, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
Command History
Usage Guidelines
To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes the proper task IDs. If you suspect user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.
Use the vrf command to configure a VRF instance. A VRF instance is a collection of VPN routing and forwarding tables maintained at the provider edge (PE) router.
If you are configuring a default VRF route, you do not need to enter VRF configuration mode. For example, routes 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.1.0/24 are configured as follows:
router static address ipv4 unicast 192.168.1.0/24 loopback 5 192.168.1.0/24 10.1.1.1Routes 192.168.1.0/24 and 192.168.1.0/24 are default VRF routes.
Routes 172.168.40.0/24 and 172.168.40.0/24 are configured as follows:
router static vrf vrf_A address ipv4 unicast 172.168.40.0/24 loopback 1 172.168.40.0/24 vrf default 192.168.1.0/24Routes 172.168.40.0/24 and 172.168.40.0/24 belong to vrf_A. Route 172.168.40.0/24 is not installed in vrf_A until route 192.168.1.0/24 (a default VRF route) is resolved.
Note
You cannot create a VRF named default, but you can reference the default VRF.
Note
You must remove IPv4/IPv6 addresses from an interface prior to assigning, removing, or changing a VRF on an IP interface. If this is not done in advance, any attempt to change the VRF on an IP interface is rejected.
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Examples
The following example shows how to configure a VRF instance and enter VRF configuration mode:
RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config)# router static RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static)# vrf vrf-1 RP/0/RP0/CPU0:router(config-static-vrf)#