Enabling IPv6 ECMP

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

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

enable

configure terminal

Optional: router vrf WORD<1-16>
Enter the following command to enable IPv6 ECMP:

ipv6 ecmp enable
Set the default value, IPv6 ECMP is disabled by default.

default ipv6 ecmp enable
Disable IPv6 ECMP globally:

no ipv6 ecmp enable

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, which is 8. Disabling IPv6 ECMP sets the maximum number of paths configured to 1.