Reference Guide

hello padding
Use to turn ON or OFF padding for LAN and point-to-point hello PDUs or to selectively turn padding ON
or OFF for LAN or point-to-point hello PDUs.
C9000 Series
Syntax
hello padding [multi-point | point-to-point]
To return to the default, use the no hello padding [multi-point | point-
to-point] command.
Parameters
multi-point (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords multi-point to pad only
LAN hello PDUs.
point-to-point (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords point-to-point to pad
only point-to-point PDUs.
Defaults Both LAN and point-to-point hello PDUs are padded.
Command Modes ROUTER ISIS
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.5(0.1) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Usage Information IS-IS hellos are padded to the full maximum transmission unit (MTU) size. Padding
IS-IS Hellos (IIHS) to the full MTU provides early error detection of large frame
transmission problems or mismatched MTUs on adjacent interfaces.
Related
Commands
isis hello padding — turns ON or OFF hello padding on an interface basis.
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)