CCNA Data Center DCICN 640-911 Official Cert Guide

Direct and Local Routes and the ip address Command

A Cisco Nexus L3 switch automatically adds two routes to its routing table based on the IPv4 address configured for an interface, assuming that the following two facts are true:

The interface is in a working state—in other words, the interface status in the show interfaces command lists a line status of up and a protocol status of up.

The interface has an IP address assigned through the ip address interface subcommand.

The two routes, called a direct and a local route, route packets to the subnet ...