Modifying a Route

Scenarios

This section describes how to modify a custom route in a route table.

Notes and Constraints

  • System routes cannot be modified.

  • When you create a VPC endpoint, VPN or Direct Connect connection, the default route table automatically delivers a route that cannot be deleted or modified.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the management console.

  1. Click image1 in the upper left corner and select the desired region and project.

  2. Click image2 in the upper left corner and choose Network > Virtual Private Cloud.

    The Virtual Private Cloud page is displayed.

  3. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Virtual Private Cloud > Route Tables.

  4. In the route table list, click the name of the target route table.

  5. Locate the row that contains the route to be modified and click Modify in the Operation column.

  6. Modify the route information in the displayed dialog box.

    Table 1 Parameter descriptions

    Item

    Description

    Example Value

    Destination Type

    Mandatory

    The destination can be:

    • IP address: Select this option if you want to enter an IP address or IP address range.

    IP address

    Destination

    Mandatory

    Enter the destination of the route. You can enter a single IP address or an IP address range in CIDR notation.

    The destination of each route must be unique. The destination cannot overlap with any subnet CIDR block in the VPC.

    IPv4: 192.168.0.0/16

    Next Hop Type

    Mandatory

    Set the type of the next hop.

    Note

    When you add or modify a custom route in a default route table, the next hop type of the route cannot be set to VPN connection or Direct Connect gateway.

    VPC peering

    Next Hop

    Mandatory

    Set the next hop. The resources in the drop-down list box are displayed based on the selected next hop type.

    peer-AB

    Description

    Optional

    Enter the description of the route in the text box as required.

    -

  7. Click OK.