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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Unicast Routing Configuration Guide, Release 4.x
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Chapter 12      Configuring RIP
Configuring RIP
Configure a route map before configuring redistribution. See the“Configuring Route Maps” section on 
page 16-11 for details on configuring route maps.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. router rip instance-tag
3. address-family ipv4 unicast 
4. redistribute {bgp as | direct | eigrp | isis | ospf | ospfv3 | rip} instance-tag | static} route-map 
map-name
5. default-information originate [always] [route-map map-name]
6. default-metric value
7. showip rip route [{ip-prefix [longer-prefixes | shorter-prefixes]] [vrf vrf-name] [summary]
8. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Command Purpose
Step 1
config t
Example:
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
router rip 
instance-tag
Example:
switch(config)# router rip Enterprise
switch(config-router)#
Creates a new RIP instance with the configured 
instance-tag.
Step 3
address-family ipv4 unicast 
Example:
switch(config-router)# address-family 
ipv4 unicast
switch(config-router-af)#
Enters address family configuration mode.
Step 4
redistribute {bgp 
as
 | direct |{eigrp | 
isis | ospf | ospfv3 | rip} 
instance-tag 
| static} route-map 
map-name
Example:
switch(config-router-af)# redistribute 
eigrp 201 route-map RIPmap
Redistributes routes from other protocols into RIP. See 
the “Configuring Route Maps” section on page 16-11 
for more information about route maps.
Step 5
default-information originate
 
[always]
 
[route-map
 map-name
]
Example:
switch(config-router-af)# 
default-information originate always
(Optional) Generates a default route into RIP, 
optionally controlled by a route map.
Step 6
default-metric 
value
Example:
switch(config-router-af)# distribute 
level-1 into level-2 all
(Optional) Sets the default metric for all redistributed 
routes. The range is from 1 to 15. The default is 1.