Administrator Guide

default-information originate
Generates a default route into an IS-IS routing domain and controls the distribution of default
information.
Z9000
Syntax
default-information originate [always] [metric metric] [route-
map map-name]
To disable the generation of a default route into the specified IS-IS routing domain,
use the no default-information originate [always] [metric metric]
[route-map map-name] command.
Parameters
always (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword always to have the default
route always advertised.
metric metric (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword metric then a number to
assign to the route. The range is from 0 to 16777215.
route-map
map-name
(OPTIONAL) A default route the routing process generates if
the route map is satisfied.
Defaults Not configured.
Command
Modes
• ROUTER ISIS (for IPv4)
• CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-ISIS-ADDRESS-FAMILY-IPV6 (for IPv6)
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
8.3.12.0
Introduced on the S4810.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 7.5.1.0 Added IPv6 ISIS support.
Version 6.3.1.0 Introduced.
Usage
Information
When you use this command to redistribute routes into a routing domain, the
router becomes an autonomous system (AS) boundary router. An AS boundary
router does not always generate a default route into a routing domain. The router
still requires its own default route before it can generate one.
How a metric value assigned to a default route advertises depends on the metric-
style
command configuration. If the metric-style command is set for Narrow
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)