ipv6 mroute next-hop-recursion

Configures the recursion level for resolving an IPv6 multicast static route static.
Syntax
ipv6 mroute[vrfvrf-name]next-hop-recursion[number]
no ipv6 mroute[vrfvrf-name]next-hop-recursion[number]
Command Default

By default, only the local IPv6 address table is consulted to resolve the next hop toward a multicast static route destination.

Parameters
vrfvrf-name
Specifies the VRF that contains the next-hop router (gateway) for the route.
number
Specifies the level of recursion for address lookup. The range is 1 through 10. If no number is specified, the default value is 3.
Modes

Global configuration mode

VRF configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Before configuring a static IPv6 route, you must enable the forwarding of IPv6 traffic on the Layer 3 switch using the ipv6 unicast-routing command and must enable IPv6 on at least one interface by configuring an IPv6 address or explicitly enabling IPv6 on that interface.

The no form of the command disables IPv6 multicast static route next-hop recursion. If a VRF is configured, the no form of the command removes the static IPv6 route configuration from the VRF.

Examples

The following example configures recursive IPv6 multicast static route lookup to five levels. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ipv6 mroute next-hop-recursion 5

The following example configures recursive lookup to seven levels for the VRF named vpn2. The VRF has a route descriptor of 100:200. IPv6 addressing is specified for the VRF. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# ipv6 unicast-routing
device(config)# vrf vpn2
device (config-vrf-vpn2)# rd 100:200
device (config-vrf-vpn2)# address-family ipv6
device (config-vrf-vpn2-ipv6)# ipv6 mroute next-hop-recursion 7
History
Release version Command history
08.0.10a This command was introduced.
Parent topic: Commands I