Enabling IPv6 ECMP

About this task

Use the following procedure to enable IPv6 ECMP globally or on a specific VRF. IPv6 ECMP is disabled by default.

Procedure

  1. Enter either Global Configuration mode or VRF Router Configuration mode for a specific VRF context:

    enable

    configure terminal

    Optional: router vrf WORD<1-16>

  2. Enter the following command to enable IPv6 ECMP:

    ipv6 ecmp enable

  3. Set the default value, IPv6 ECMP is disabled by default.

    default ipv6 ecmp enable

  4. Disable IPv6 ECMP globally:

    no ipv6 ecmp enable

Variable definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the ipv6 ecmp command.

Variable

Value

enable

Enables IPv6 ECMP globally.

Note:

  • Enabling IPv6 ECMP sets the maximum number of paths configured to its default value. This value is either 4 or 8 depending on your hardware platform.

  • Disabling IPv6 ECMP sets the maximum number of paths configured to 1.
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