Learnings.: route configuration

[root@support network-scripts]# cat route-eth0
# Static route for metadata service
169.254.169.254 via 0.0.0.0 dev eth0

[root@support network-scripts]# cat ifcfg-eth0
DEVICE=eth0
BOOTPROTO=dhcp
ONBOOT=yes
TYPE=Ethernet
USERCTL=yes
PEERDNS=yes
IPV6INIT=no
PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=yes