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Expand Up @@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ It means the TLS certificate, used to identify an SDN controller, on the host do

The issue should be fixed.

## 🚏 Static routes
## Static routes
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This introduces an inconsistency with the other level two titles in this document. Best fix the link, not remove the emoji.


Sometimes you need to add extra routes to an XCP-ng host. It can be done manually with an `ip route add 10.88.0.0/14 via 10.88.113.193` (for example). But it won't persist after a reboot.

Expand All @@ -350,10 +350,10 @@ xe network-param-set uuid=<network UUID> other-config:static-routes=10.88.0.0/14
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:::tip
You **must** restart the toolstack on the host for the new route to be added!
You **must** restart the toolstack on **every host in the pool** for the new route to be added!
:::

You can check the result with a `route -n` afterwards to see if the route is now present. If you must add multiple static routes, it must be in one command, and the routes separated by commas. For example, to add both 10.88.0.0/14 via 10.88.113.193 *and* 10.0.0.0/24 via 192.168.1.1, you would use this:
You can check the result with a `route -n` afterwards on each host to see if the route is now present. It may take a short time to appear. If you must add multiple static routes, it must be in one command, and the routes separated by commas. For example, to add both 10.88.0.0/14 via 10.88.113.193 *and* 10.0.0.0/24 via 192.168.1.1, you would use this:
```
xe network-param-set uuid=<network UUID> other-config:static-routes=10.88.0.0/14/10.88.113.193,10.0.0.0/24/192.168.1.1
```
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