set routing nexthop-group nexthop-vrf nexthop

The set routing nexthop-group nexthop-vrf nexthop command configures next-hop group addresses to direct traffic to a set of next-hops that reside in a particular VRF for policy-based routing. The next-hop addresses must be directly connected and reachable without supporting recursion.

The delete routing nexthop-group nexthop-vrf nexthop command deletes the configuration.

Command Syntax

set routing nexthop-group <group-name> nexthop-vrf <vrf-name> nexthop <ip-address>

delete routing nexthop-group <group-name> nexthop-vrf <vrf-name> nexthop

Parameter

Usage Guidelines

This command is used to set up advanced routing where you need to direct traffic to a set of next-hops that reside in a particular VRF. This is often used in scenarios involving:

• Multi-VRF configurations: Where different services or customers have separate routing tables, but you want to manage next-hop forwarding for specific traffic.

• Load balancing: By defining a group of next-hops, you can balance traffic across multiple paths to improve network performance.

• Traffic engineering: In some cases, you might want to steer traffic through particular routers or paths within the network for optimization, redundancy, or policy enforcement.

When multiple next-hop IP addresses exist, the device performs redirection and forwarding of packets using load balancing. The device distributes the load based on the packet's 4-tuple: source/destination IP address and source/destination port, to select the next-hop.

Example

• Configure next-hop group addresses to direct traffic to a set of next-hops that reside in the default VRF for policy-based routing.