Configuring RIP globally

Configure RIP global parameters on the switch so you can control RIP behavior on the system.

Before you begin

Change the VRF instance as required to configure RIP on a specific VRF instance. The VRF must have an RP trigger of RIP. Not all parameters are configurable on non-default VRFs.

About this task

All router interfaces that use RIP use the RIP global parameters. Both brouter ports and VLAN virtual routing interfaces use the same RIP global parameters.

You can configure RIP on interfaces while RIP is globally disabled. This way, you can configure all interfaces before you enable RIP for the switch.

Procedure

In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > IP.
Click RIP.
Click the Globals tab.
Select the enable option button.
Configure other global RIP parameters as required.
Click Apply.

Globals field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Globals tab.


Name	Description
Operation	Enables or disables RIP on all interfaces. The default is disabled.
UpdateTime	Specifies the time interval between RIP updates for all interfaces. The default is 30 seconds, and the range is 0–360.
RouteChanges	Specifies the number of route changes RIP made to the IP route database. RouteChanges does not include the refresh of a route age.
Queries	Specifies the number of responses sent to RIP queries received from other systems.
HoldDownTime	Configures the length of time that RIP continues to advertise a network after the network is unreachable. The range is 0–360 seconds. The default is 120 seconds.
TimeOutInterval	Configures the RIP timeout interval. The range is 15–259200 seconds. The default is 180 seconds.
DefImportMetric	Configures the default import metric used to import a route into a RIP domain. To announce OSPF internal routes into a RIP domain, if the policy does not specify a metric, you must use the default import metric. OSPF external routes use the external cost. The range is 0–15 and the default is 8.