Administrator Guide

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 9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
Version
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
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.
Z9000
Syntax
default-metric number
To return the default metric to the original values, use the no default-metric
command.
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Routing Information Protocol (RIP)