The NetEngine 8000 F supports common static routes and the static routes associated with VPN instances. The static routes associated with VPN instances are used to manage VPN routes. For details about VPN instances, see the HUAWEI NetEngine 8000 F Series Router Feature Description - VPN.
Similar to IPv4 static routes, IPv6 static routes are configured by the administrator and are applicable to simple IPv6 networks.
The major difference between IPv6 static routes and IPv4 static routes lies in their destination addresses and next hop addresses.
An IPv6 static route with destination address ::/0 (mask length 0) is a default IPv6 route. If the destination address of an IPv6 packet fails to match any entry in the routing table, a router selects the default IPv6 route to forward the IPv6 packet.