Brocade Communications Systems Layer 3 Routing Configuration ICX 6650 - Manual (Page 66)

48 Brocade ICX 6650 Layer 3 Routing Configuration Guide
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Configuring IP parameters – Layer 3 Switches
Brocade(config)# ip route 192.168.2.71 255.255.255.0 ve 3
The command in the following example configures an IP static route that uses port 1/1/2 as its
next hop.
Brocade(config)# ip route 192.168.2.73 255.255.255.0 ethernet 1/1/2
Syntax: ip route dest-ip-addr dest-mask
next-hop-ip-addr |
ethernet stack-unit/slotnum/portnum | ve num
[metric] [distance num]
or
Syntax: ip route dest-ip-addr/mask-bits
next-hop-ip-addr |
ethernet stack-unit/slotnum/portnum | ve num
[metric] [distance num]
The dest-ip-addr is the route destination. The dest-mask is the network mask for the route
destination IP address. Alternatively, you can specify the network mask information by entering a
forward slash followed by the number of bits in the network mask. For example, you can enter
192.168.0.0 255.255.255.0 as 192.168.0.0/.24.
The next-hop-ip-addr is the IP address of the next-hop router (gateway) for the route.
If you do not want to specify a next-hop IP address, you can instead specify a port or interface
number on the Layer 3 Switch. The num parameter is a virtual interface number. If you instead
specify an Ethernet port, the portnum is the port number (including the stack unit and slot
number). In this case, the Layer 3 Switch forwards packets destined for the static route destination
network to the specified interface. Conceptually, this feature makes the destination network like a
directly connected network, associated with a specific Layer 3 Switch interface.
NOTE
The port or virtual interface you use for the static route next hop must have at least one IP address
configured on it. The address does not need to be in the same subnet as the destination network.
The metric parameter can be a number from 1 through 16. The default is 1.
NOTE
If you specify 16, RIP considers the metric to be infinite and thus also considers the route to be
unreachable.
The distance num parameter specifies the administrative distance of the route. When comparing
otherwise equal routes to a destination, the Layer 3 Switch prefers lower administrative distances
over higher ones, so make sure you use a low value for your default route. The default is 1.
NOTE
The Layer 3 Switch will replace the static route if the it receives a route with a lower administrative
distance. Refer to
“Administrative distance” on page 207 for a list of the default administrative
distances for all types of routes.
NOTE
You can also assign the default router as the destination by entering 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.