default-information originate
Configure the FTOS to generate a default external route into an OSPF routing domain.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
default-information originate [always] [metric metric-value]
[metric-type type-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 specify that default route
information must always be advertised.
metric
metric-
value
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword metric followed by a number to
configure a metric value for the route. The range is 1 to 16777214.
metric-type
type-
value
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords metric-type followed by an
OSPF link state type of 1 or 2 for default routes. The values are:
• 1 = Type 1 external route
• 2 = Type 2 external route
route-map
map-
name
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords route-map followed by the name
of an established route map.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for the Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.1.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
redistribute – redistributes routes from other routing protocols into OSPF.
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