Edit Route Metrics dialog box

Use this dialog box to define route metrics or enable ECMP on a route.

Option Definition
Metric Enter a metric value. Valid values are 0–254, and the default is 0.
Use Equal-Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) When selected, enables equal-cost multi-path (ECMP). Enter the weight value 1 for all routes to the same destination.
Monitoring Probe Define the probing method used to monitor and verify that the route to a network is available.
  • Not Enabled — Route monitoring is not enabled.
  • Next Hop Reachability — Tests that the link to the next hop router is up and that the router is responding.
  • Ping — An ICMP echo message is sent to a host in the destination network to test that the network is available. Define the settings for the ping test:
    • IP Address — Define an IP Address (IPv4 or IPv6) in the destination network.
    • Retry Count — Define the number of unsuccessful attempts to ping the IP address before removing the route. Valid values are 1–10, and the default is 2.
    • Interval — Define how frequently the IP address is pinged. Valid values are 100ms – 10000ms, and the default is 500ms.