848 | Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
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Defaults
metric metric-value = 0; metric-type= internal; level-2
Command Modes
ROUTER ISIS (for IPv4)
CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-ISIS-ADDRESS-FAMILY-IPV6 (for IPv6)
Command
History
Usage
Information
To redistribute a default route (0.0.0.0/0), configure the default-information originate command.
Changing or disabling a keyword in this command will not affect the state of the other command 
keywords. 
When an LSP with an internal metric is received, the FTOS considers the route cost taking into 
consideration the advertised cost to reach the destination. 
Redistributed routing information is filtered with the distribute-list out command to ensure that the 
routes are properly are passed to the receiving routing protocol. 
How a metric value assigned to a redistributed route is advertised depends on how on the configuration 
of the metric-style command. If the metric-style command is set for narrow or transition mode and the 
metric value in the redistribute command is set to a number higher than 63, the metric value advertised 
in LSPs will be 63. If the metric-style command is set for wide mode, an the metric value in the 
redistribute command is advertised.
Related
Commands
metric metric-value
(OPTIONAL) Assign a value to the redistributed route. 
Range: 0 to 16777215
Default: 0. You should use a value that is consistent with the destination 
protocol. 
metric-type {external | 
internal} 
(OPTIONAL) The external link type associated with the default route 
advertised into a routing domain. You must specify one of the following:
• external
• internal
level-1
(OPTIONAL) Routes are independently redistributed into IS-IS as Level 1 
routes. 
level-1-2
(OPTIONAL) Routes are independently redistributed into IS-IS as Level-1-2 
routes.
level-2
(OPTIONAL) Routes are independently redistributed into IS-IS as Level 2 
routes.
This is the default. 
route-map map-name (OPTIONAL) If the route-map argument is not entered, all routes are 
redistributed. If a 
map-name value is not specified, then no routers are 
imported.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced IPv6 ISIS support
Version 6.3.1.0 Introduced
default-information originate Generate a default route for the IS-IS domain.
distribute-list out Suppress networks from being advertised in updates. Redistributed 
routing information is filtered by this command.