Router Static

Static routes provide explicit paths through the network for IP traffic and are useful for simple network topologies, backup routes, or when dynamic routing protocols are not suitable.

Diagram

Classes

iosxr

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
devices	List	devices	No
device_groups	List	device_groups	No
global	Class	global	No

devices (iosxr)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
configuration	Class	configuration	No

device_groups (iosxr)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
configuration	Class	configuration	No

global (iosxr)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
configuration	Class	configuration	No

configuration (iosxr.devices)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
routing	Class	routing	No

routing (iosxr.devices.configuration)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
static_routes	Class	static_routes	No

static_routes (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
address_family	Class	address_family	No
vrfs	List	vrfs	No

address_family (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
ipv4_unicast	Class	ipv4_unicast	No
ipv6_unicast	Class	ipv6_unicast	No
ipv4_multicast	Class	ipv4_multicast	No
ipv6_multicast	Class	ipv6_multicast	No

vrfs (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
name	String		Yes
address_family	Class	address_family	No

ipv4_unicast (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
prefixes	List	prefixes	No

ipv6_unicast (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
prefixes	List	prefixes	No

ipv4_multicast (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
prefixes	List	prefixes	No

ipv6_multicast (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
prefixes	List	prefixes	No

prefixes (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family.ipv4_unicast)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
address	IP		Yes
length	Integer	min: `0`, max: `128`	Yes
next_hops	List	next_hops	No
sr_policies	List	sr_policies	No
vrfs	List	vrfs	No

next_hops (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family.ipv4_unicast.prefixes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
interface	String		No
ip	IP		No
bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval	Integer	min: `1`, max: `30000`	No
bfd_fast_detect_multiplier	Integer	min: `1`, max: `10`	No
description	String	max: `30`	No
distance	Integer	min: `1`, max: `254`	No
metric	Integer	min: `1`, max: `16777214`	No
permanent	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
tag	Integer	min: `1`, max: `4294967295`	No
track	String		No

sr_policies (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family.ipv4_unicast.prefixes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String		Yes
description	String	max: `30`	No
tag	Integer	min: `1`, max: `4294967295`	No
distance	Integer	min: `1`, max: `254`	No
permanent	Boolean	`true`, `false`	No
track	String		No
metric	Integer	min: `1`, max: `16777214`	No

vrfs (iosxr.devices.configuration.routing.static_routes.address_family.ipv4_unicast.prefixes)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
name	String		Yes
next_hops	List	next_hops	No
sr_policies	List	sr_policies	No

IPv4 Unicast Static Route Examples

Example-1: Configure basic static routes with different nexthop types.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.1.1.0
                    length: 24
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
                        description: Interface-only route
                  - address: 10.2.0.0
                    length: 16
                    next_hops:
                      - ip: 192.168.1.254
                        description: Gateway to branch

Example-2: Configure default route with load balancing.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 0.0.0.0
                    length: 0
                    next_hops:
                      - ip: 192.168.1.1
                        description: Primary ISP
                        distance: 1
                        metric: 100
                      - ip: 192.168.1.2
                        description: Backup ISP
                        distance: 2
                        metric: 100

Example-3: Configure static routes with interface and address nexthop.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.3.0.0
                    length: 24
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/2
                        ip: 192.168.2.1
                        description: Point-to-point link
                        tag: 300

Example-4: Configure static routes with BFD monitoring.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 172.16.0.0
                    length: 16
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/3
                        ip: 192.168.3.1
                        description: Monitored route
                        bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 100
                        bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 3
                        metric: 10
                      - ip: 192.168.3.2
                        description: Backup path
                        distance: 50
                        metric: 10

Example-5: Configure static routes with VRF nexthops.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 192.168.100.0
                    length: 24
                    vrfs:
                      - name: CUSTOMER_A
                        next_hops:
                          - ip: 172.16.1.1
                            description: Management gateway
                            distance: 10

IPv4 Multicast Static Route Examples

Static multicast routes define the Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) interface for multicast sources, ensuring proper multicast traffic flow. These routes are essential for multicast routing when dynamic multicast routing protocols like PIM are not available or when explicit RPF paths are required.

Example-1: Basic IPv4 multicast route with interface nexthop.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.122.20.77
      configuration:
        hostname: router-1
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_multicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.10.0.0
                    length: 16
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/10
                        description: Multicast upstream interface
                        metric: 10

Example-2: IPv4 multicast route with interface and address nexthop with BFD.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.122.20.77
      configuration:
        hostname: router-1
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_multicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.20.1.0
                    length: 24
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/11
                        ip: 10.20.20.1
                        description: Multicast with BFD
                        bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 100
                        bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 3
                        metric: 10

Example-3: Source Specific Multicast (SSM) source route with BFD and tag.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.122.20.77
      configuration:
        hostname: router-1
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_multicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.40.0.0
                    length: 16
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/13
                        ip: 10.40.40.1
                        description: SSM upstream
                        bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 200
                        bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 4
                        tag: 1000
                        metric: 15

Example-4: IPv4 multicast with VRF nexthops.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv4_multicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: 10.50.3.0
                    length: 24
                    vrfs:
                      - name: MULTICAST_VRF
                        next_hops:
                          - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/14
                            description: VRF multicast interface
                            metric: 10
                          - ip: 10.50.50.1
                            description: VRF multicast gateway
                            bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 100
                            bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 3
                            metric: 15

IPv6 Unicast Static Route Examples

Static routes provide explicit paths through the network for IPv6 traffic and are useful for simple network topologies, backup routes, or when dynamic routing protocols are not suitable. IPv6 static routes support interface-only nexthops, global unicast addresses, and link-local addresses.

Example-1: Basic IPv6 static route with interface nexthop.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv6_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: "2001:db8:10::"
                    length: 48
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
                        description: IPv6 interface-only route

Example-2: IPv6 static route with global unicast address nexthop.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv6_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: "2001:db8:20::"
                    length: 64
                    next_hops:
                      - ip: "2001:db8:ff::1"
                        description: IPv6 gateway to branch
                        metric: 10

Example-3: IPv6 static route with interface and link-local address.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv6_unicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: "2001:db8:30::"
                    length: 64
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/2
                        ip: "fe80::1"
                        description: IPv6 link-local nexthop
                        tag: 300

IPv6 Multicast Static Route Examples

Static IPv6 multicast routes define the Reverse Path Forwarding (RPF) interface for IPv6 multicast sources, ensuring proper multicast traffic flow. These routes are essential for IPv6 multicast routing when dynamic multicast routing protocols are not available or when explicit RPF paths are required.

Example-1: IPv6 SSM source with tag.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        hostname: router-1
        routing:
          static_routes:
            address_family:
              ipv6_multicast:
                prefixes:
                  - address: "2001:db8:50::"
                    length: 64
                    next_hops:
                      - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/23
                        description: IPv6 SSM upstream
                        metric: 10
                        tag: 3000

VRF Static Route Examples

VRF static routes provide explicit paths for traffic within specific VRF contexts, enabling network segmentation and multi-tenancy. These routes support cross-VRF nexthops for inter-VRF routing scenarios and different address-families.

Example-1: Basic VRF static routes with interface and address nexthops.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            vrfs:
              - name: VRF1
                address_family:
                  ipv4_unicast:
                    prefixes:
                      - address: 172.16.0.0
                        length: 16
                        next_hops:
                          - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/1
                      - address: 10.1.0.0
                        length: 24
                        next_hops:
                          - ip: 192.168.1.1
                            description: Gateway in VRF1
                            metric: 10

Example-2: Cross-VRF static route with nexthops in different VRF.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            vrfs:
              - name: VRF1
                address_family:
                  ipv4_unicast:
                    prefixes:
                      - address: 10.6.0.0
                        length: 24
                        vrfs:
                          - name: VRF2
                            next_hops:
                              - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/5
                                description: Cross-VRF to VRF2 interface
                                metric: 10
                                distance: 1
                              - ip: 192.168.5.1
                                description: Cross-VRF to VRF2 gateway
                                bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 100
                                bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 3
                                metric: 10
                              - interface: GigabitEthernet0/0/0/6
                                ip: 11.11.11.3
                                description: XRF to VRF2 intf-addr
                                bfd_fast_detect_minimum_interval: 200
                                bfd_fast_detect_multiplier: 4
                                metric: 15

Example-3: VRF IPv6 specific source host with global unicast address.

iosxr:
  devices:
    - name: router-1
      host: 10.10.10.1:57400
      configuration:
        routing:
          static_routes:
            vrfs:
              - name: MULTICAST_VRF1
                address_family:
                  ipv6_multicast:
                    prefixes:
                      - address: "2001:db8:30::1"
                        length: 128
                        next_hops:
                          - ip: "2001:db8:ff05::1"
                            description: IPv6 specific source
                            metric: 10