Administrator Guide

default-information originate
Generate a default route for the RIP traffic.
C9000 Series
Syntax
default-information originate [always] [metric metric-value] [route-map
map-name]
To return to the default values, use the no default-information originate command.
Parameters
always (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword always to enable the switch software to always
advertise the default route.
metric metric-
value
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword metric then a number as the metric value. The
range is from 1 to 16. The default is 1.
route-map map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords route-map then the name of a configured
route-map.
Defaults Disabled. Metric: 1.
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.2.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
The default route must be present in the switch routing table for the default-information
originate command to take effect.
default-metric
Change the default metric for routes. To ensure that all redistributed routes use the same metric value, use this command with
the redistribute command.
C9000 Series
Syntax
default-metric number
To return the default metric to the original values, use the no default-metric command.
Parameters
number Specify a number. The range is from 1 to 16. The default is 1.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP) 1483