Dell Converged Enhanced Ethernet Administrator’s Guide 2753-1002116-01Chapter4Configuring IP static routesIn this chapter• IP static routes overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27• Configuring IP static routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28IP static routes overviewSwitches forward packets using routing data that is either configured manually or dynamicallycreated using a routing protocol. Static routes define an explicit path between two networkingdevices. Unlike a dynamic routing protocol, static routes are not automatically updated and aremanually reconfigured.Routes generated by dynamic routing protocols cannot be redistributed into the static routingtables, but static routes can be redistributed into dynamic routing protocols. You cannot preventrouting loops from using static routes.Static routes are useful for smaller networks with only one path to an outside network and toprovide security for a larger network for certain types of traffic or links to other networks that needmore control. In general, most networks use dynamic routing protocols to communicate betweennetworking devices but may have one or two static routes configured for special cases.Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee supports IPv4 static routes with Layer 2 and Layer 3 data forwarding foreAnvil-based platforms. The following features of IP static routes are supported:• Static routes• Directly attached static routes• Recursive static routes• Floating static routesNOTEFully specified static routes are not supported by Fabric OS v6.3.1_cee.The following table explains the maximum values supported for the following featuresTABLE 6 IP static route features and capabilitiesFeature CapabilityInterface with IP Address 128ECMP 63Members per ECMP 64LAG 63Members per LAG 64
