Command Line Reference Guide

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 followed by a number as the
metric value. The range is 1 to 16. The default is
1.
route-map map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords route-map followed by the name
of a configured route-map.
Defaults Disabled. Metric: 1.
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
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. Use this command with the redistribute command to ensure that all
redistributed routes use the same metric value.
S5000
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 1 to 16. The default is 1.
Defaults 1
Command Modes ROUTER RIP
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
This command ensures that route information being redistributed is converted to the same
metric value.
Related
Commands
redistribute – allows you to redistribute routes learned by other methods.
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