Reference 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.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
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