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default-metric (BGP)

Changes the default metric used for redistribution.

Synopsis default-metric value

no default-metric

Operands value Metric value. Range is from 0 through 65535.

Defaults The default metric value is 0.

Command Modes BGP address-family IPv4 unicast configuration mode

Description When routes are selected, lower metric values are preferred over higher ones. The default, the

BGP4 Multi-Exit Discriminator (MED) value, is not assigned. Use this command to change the

metric value.

Usage Guidelines Use the no form of this command to restore the default.

Examples To configure the device to compare MEDs:

switch(config)# rbridge-id 10

switch(config-rbridge-id-10)# router bgp

switch(config-bgp-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast

switch(config-bgp-ipv4u)# default-metric 100