Static Route Types - Dell PowerConnect B-FCXs Configuration Manual

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Configuring IP parameters – Layer 3 Switches
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Static route types

You can configure the following types of static IP routes:
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Static IP route parameters
When you configure a static IP route, you must specify the following parameters:
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You also can specify the following optional parameters:
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RIP – If RIP is enabled, the Layer 3 Switch can learn about routes from the advertisements
other RIP routers send to the Layer 3 Switch. If the route has a lower administrative distance
than any other routes from different sources to the same destination, the Layer 3 Switch
places the route in the IP route table.
OSPF – Refer to RIP, but substitute "OSPF" for "RIP".
BGP4 – Refer to RIP, but substitute "BGP4" for "RIP".
Default network route – A statically configured default route that the Layer 3 Switch uses if
other default routes to the destination are not available. Refer to
network route" on page 828.
Statically configured route – You can add routes directly to the route table. When you add a
route to the IP route table, you are creating a static IP route. This section describes how to add
static routes to the IP route table.
Standard – the static route consists of the destination network address and network mask,
and the IP address of the next-hop gateway. You can configure multiple standard static routes
with the same metric for load sharing or with different metrics to provide a primary route and
backup routes.
Interface-based – the static route consists of the destination network address and network
mask, and the Layer 3 Switch interface through which you want the Layer 3 Switch to send
traffic for the route. Typically, this type of static route is for directly attached destination
networks.
Null – the static route consists of the destination network address and network mask, and the
"null0" parameter. Typically, the null route is configured as a backup route for discarding traffic
if the primary route is unavailable.
The IP address and network mask for the route destination network.
The route path, which can be one of the following:
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The IP address of a next-hop gateway
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An Ethernet port
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A virtual interface (a routing interface used by VLANs for routing Layer 3 protocol traffic
among one another)
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A "null" interface. The Layer 3 Switch drops traffic forwarded to the null interface.
The metric for the route – The value the Layer 3 Switch uses when comparing this route to
other routes in the IP route table to the same destination. The metric applies only to routes that
the Layer 3 Switch has already placed in the IP route table. The default metric for static IP
routes is 1.
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