RoutesΒΆ
Routes specify a routing destination and are defined with one or more nexthops.
A route must be assigned at least one nexthop, but can be configured to have any number of them. Each nexthop assigned to a route has an associated preference that determines its priority. Higher value nexthops always take priority over lower value ones (e.g., a nexthop with a preference of 500 will be used before one with 400). Within a single route, preference values must be unique; it is not possible to configure multiple nexthops with identical preferences.
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interface2 [label="Interface\neth1", fillcolor="#FFFFFF", color="666666"];
subgraph cluster_red {
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route1 [style="filled", label="Route 1\n10.1.1.0/24", fillcolor="#FFF2F2"];
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nh1 [label="Nexthop (Peer 1)\nPreference: 500", fillcolor="#FEF9E7"];
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route1 -- nh2 [style=dashed, label="\n\nBackup\n"];
destination1 [label="Destination\n10.1.1.0/24", style="filled,rounded", fillcolor="#FFFFFF", color="666666"];
nh1 -- destination1;
nh2 -- destination1 [style=dashed];
interface2 -- route2;
route2 -- nh3 [label="\nActive"];
route2 -- nh4 [style=dashed, label="\n\nBackup\n"];
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nh3 -- destination2;
nh4 -- destination2 [style=dashed];
}](../../../_images/graphviz-112e40d09291c5b179b3ef232bbd5fd71c7d7e51.png)
Routes will always use the working nexthop with the highest preference. This allows you to establish custom failover scenarios that kick in when a higher preference nexthop goes down. For example, if a route is configured to send traffic over one peer nexthop and that peer goes down, traffic will be diverted through a lower preference peer nexthop if one is available. See the nexthop documentation for more information on nexthops.
Routes must always have a VRF assigned to them, and can only be assigned to one. A given route will only apply to traffic in the matching VRF. Routes cannot be created for non-VRF traffic. See the VRF documentation for further details.
More information on adding, editing, and deleting routes can be found below.