# ip explicit-path

#### Syntax

{ ip | mpls } explicit-path { name name | identifier number } [ enable | disable ]

no { ip | mpls } explicit-path { name name | identifier number }

#### Release Information

Command introduced before JunosE Release 7.1.0.

#### Description

Defines an explicit path by name or ID number and also enables or disables the explicit path. The no version deletes the explicit path.

#### Options

- ip—Specifies alternative keyword for compatibility with non–E Series implementations
- mpls—Specifies JunosE MPLS implementation
- name—Name for the explicit path; string of up to 20 characters
- number—Number identifying the explicit path in the range 1–65535
- enable—Reenables the explicit path that was previously disabled on the virtual router; to prevent a partially configured explicit path from being used, do not enable it until you have finished configuring or modifying the path
- disable—Disables the explicit path that was previously enabled on the virtual router

#### Mode

Global Configuration