Reference Guide

Parameters
default-metric Metric assigned to the link and used to calculate the cost
from each other router via the links in the network to other
destinations. You can configure this metric for Level 1 or
Level 2 routing. The range is from 0 to 16777215. The
default is 10.
level-1 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords level-1 to configure the
shortest path first (SPF) calculation for Level 1 (intra-area)
routing. This value is the default.
level-2 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords level-2 to configure the
SPF calculation for Level 2 (inter-area) routing.
Defaults default-metric = 10; level-1 (if not otherwise specified)
Command Modes INTERFACE
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.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information
Dell Networking recommends configuring metrics on all interfaces. Without
configuring this command, the IS-IS metrics are similar to hop-count metrics.
isis metric
Assign a metric to an interface.
C9000 Series
Syntax
isis metric default-metric [level-1 | level-2]
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)