default-information-originate (BGP)

Configures the device to originate and advertise a default BGP4 or BGP4+ route.
Syntax
default-information-originate
no default-information-originate
Modes

BGP configuration mode

BGP address-family IPv6 unicast configuration mode

BGP address-family IPv4 unicast VRF configuration mode

BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode

Usage Guidelines

Use the no form of this command to restore the default.

When this command is entered in BGP global configuration mode, it applies only to the IPv4 address family. Use this command in BGP address-family IPv6 unicast configuration mode for BGP4+ configurations.

Examples

This example originates and advertises a default BGP4 route for the default VRF. 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router bgp
device(config-bgp-router)# default-information-originate

This example originates and advertises a default BGP4 route for VRF “red” 

device# configure terminal
device(config)# router bgp
device(config-bgp-router)# address-family ipv4 unicast vrf red
device(config-bgp-ipv4u-vrf)# default-information-originate
History
Release version Command history
08.0.30 Support was added for the BGP address-family IPv6 unicast VRF configuration mode.
Parent topic: Commands D through H