`ipv6 mroute` (Next Hop)

Configures a static IPv6 multicast route (mroute) with a next hop.

Syntax

ipv6 mroute [ vrf vrf-name ] ipv6-address-prefix/prefix-length next-hop address [ cost ] [ distance distance-value ] [ name name ]

no ipv6 mroute [ vrf vrf-name ] ipv6-address-prefix/prefix-length next-hop address [ cost ] [ distance distance-value ] [ name name ]

Command Default

No next-hop static IPv6 multicast route is configured.

Parameters

vrf vrf-name: Configures a static mroute for this virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) route.
ipv6-address-prefix/prefix-length: Configures the destination IPv6 address and prefix for which the route should be added.
next-hop address: Configures a next-hop address as the route path.
cost: Configures a metric for comparing the route to other static routes in the static route table that have the same destination. The range is 1-16; the default is 1.
distance distance-value: Configures the route's administrative distance. The range is 1 to 255; the default is 1.
name name: Name for this static route.

Modes

VRF configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

The no form of this command deletes a previously configured next-hop static IPv6 multicast route.

Examples

The following example configures a next-hop static multicast IPv6 route to network 2020::0/120 with 2022::0/120 as the next hop.

Device(config-vrf)# ipv6 mroute 2020::0/120 2022::0/120

History

Release version	Command history
08.0.10a	This command was introduced.

ipv6 mroute (Next Hop)