Deployment Guide
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
To remove all congured debug commands for BGP, enter the no debug ip bgp command.
default-metric
Allows you to change the metric of redistributed routes to locally originated routes. Use this command with the redistribute
command.
Syntax
default-metric number
To return to the default setting, use the no default-metric command.
Parameters
number Enter a number as the metric to be assigned to routes from other protocols. The range is
from 1 to 4294967295.
Defaults 0
Command Modes ROUTER BGP
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
The default-metric command in BGP sets the value of the BGP MULTI_EXIT_DISC (MED) attribute for
redistributed routes only.
Related Commands
bgp always-compare-med — enables comparison of all BGP MED attributes.
redistribute — redistributes routes from other routing protocols into BGP.
description
Enter a description of the BGP routing protocol
Syntax
description {description}
To remove the description, use the no description {description} command.
Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the BGP protocol (80 characters maximum).
Defaults none
310 Border Gateway Protocol IPv4 (BGPv4)