NSE7 Advanced Networking and SD-WAN Practice Question
An administrator configures a route map on a FortiGate to redistribute connected routes into OSPF. The route map sets a metric of 100. After applying, the redistributed routes appear with metric 20. What is the most likely reason?
⚠ Common exam trap
It's easy for candidates to assume creating a route map automatically applies it to redistribution, but FortiGate requires explicit application under the redistribution command, and the default metric of 20 is used if no route map is referenced.
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The route map is not applied to the redistribution configuration
The most likely reason the redistributed routes appear with metric 20 instead of the configured 100 is that the route map was not applied to the redistribution configuration. In FortiGate OSPF redistribution, a route map must be explicitly referenced under the 'redistribute connected' command; otherwise, the route map is ignored, and OSPF uses its default metric of 20 for redistributed connected routes.
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The route map is applied to the wrong direction
Why it's wrong here
Route maps for redistribution are applied out only.
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OSPF does not allow metric setting via route maps
Why it's wrong here
OSPF does allow setting metric via route maps.
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The route map is not applied to the redistribution configuration
Why this is correct
If the route map is not referenced in the 'redistribute connected' command, it has no effect.
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The metric type is set to type 1
Why it's wrong here
Type 1 adds internal cost, but the metric set in route map should still be used as base.
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