Static Route

Static routing provides manual route configuration that defines explicit paths for network traffic by specifying destination networks and their associated next-hop addresses or exit interfaces, offering predictable and deterministic routing behavior without the overhead of dynamic routing protocols. It supports advanced features including multiple next-hop addresses for load balancing and redundancy, administrative distance adjustment for path preference, route tagging for policy application, and object tracking for conditional route installation based on network reachability. Static routes are essential for simple network topologies, default route configuration, policy routing, and situations requiring precise control over traffic paths without the complexity and resource consumption of dynamic routing protocols.

Diagram

Classes

routing (iosxe.devices.configuration)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
static_routes	List	`[static_routes]`	No

static_routes (iosxe.devices.configuration.routing)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
prefix	IP		Yes
mask	IP		Yes
vrf	String		No
next_hops	List	`[next_hops]`	No

next_hops (iosxe.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
ip	IP		Yes
interface_type	Choice	`Loopback`, `Vlan`, `GigabitEthernet`, `TwoGigabitEthernet`, `FiveGigabitEthernet`, `TenGigabitEthernet`, `TwentyFiveGigabitEthernet`, `FortyGigabitEthernet`, `HundredGigabitEthernet`	No
interface_id	Integer		No
distance	Integer	min: `1`, max: `255`	No
global	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
name	String		No
permanent	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
tag	Integer	min: `1`, max: `4294967295`	No
track_id	Integer	min: `1`, max: `1000`	No

Examples

iosxe:
  devices:
    - name: Device1
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            - prefix: 5.5.5.5
              mask: 255.255.255.255
              next_hops:
                - ip: 7.7.7.7
                  metric: 10
                  permanent: true
            - prefix: 4.4.4.4
              mask: 255.255.255.255
              next_hops:
                - ip: 8.8.8.8