Detecting nexthop reachability through track, Network requirements, Configuration procedure – H3C Technologies H3C WX6000 Series Access Controllers User Manual

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When configuring a static route, the static route does not take effect if you specify the next hop
address first and then configure it as the IP address of a local interface, such as a VLAN interface.

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If you do not specify the preference when configuring a static route, the default preference will be
used. Reconfiguring the default preference applies only to newly created static routes.

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You can flexibly control static routes by configuring tag values and using the tag values in the route
policy.

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If the destination IP address and mask are both configured as 0.0.0.0 with the ip route-static
command, the route is the default route.

Detecting Reachability of the Static Route’s Nexthop

If a static route fails due to a topology change or a fault, the connection will be interrupted. To improve
network stability, the system needs to detect reachability of the static route’s next hop and switch to a
backup route once the next hop is unreachable.

Detecting Nexthop Reachability Through Track

If you specify the nexthop but not outgoing interface when configuring a static route, you can associate
the static route with a track entry to check the static route validity:

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When the track entry is positive, the static route's nexthop is reachable and the static route takes
effect.

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When the track entry is negative, the static route's nexthop is unreachable and the static route is
invalid. For details about track, refer to Track in H3C WX6103 Access Controller Switch Interface

Board Configuration Guide

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Network requirements

To detect the reachability of a static route's nexthop through a Track entry, you need to create a Track
first. For detailed Track configuration procedure, refer to Track in H3C WX6103 Access Controller

Switch Interface Board Configuration Guide

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Configuration procedure

Follow these steps to detect the reachability of a static route's nexthop through Track:

To do…

Use the command…

Remarks

Enter system view

system-view

Associate the static route
with a track entry

ip

route-static dest-address { mask | mask-length }

next-hop-address

track track-entry-number [ preference

preference-value

] [ tag tag-value ] [ description

description-text

]

Required
Not configured
by default

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