CLI Guide

To remove the description, use the no description {description} command.
Parameters
description Enter a description to identify the IS-IS protocol (80 characters maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER ISIS
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Related Commands router isis — Enter ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance
Dene the administrative distance for learned routes.
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask [prefix-list]]
To return to the default values, use the no distance weight command.
Parameters
weight The administrative distance value indicates the reliability of a routing information source.
The range is from 1 to 255. (A higher relative value indicates lower reliability. Routes with
smaller values are given preference.) The default is 115.
ip-address mask (OPTIONAL) Enter an IP address in dotted decimal format and enter a mask in either
dotted decimal or /prex format.
prex-list (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of a prex list name.
Defaults weight = 115
Command Modes
ROUTER ISIS (for IPv4)
CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-ISIS-ADDRESS-FAMILY-IPV6 (for IPv6)
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information The administrative distance indicates the trust value of incoming packets. A low administrative distance indicates a
high trust rate. A high value indicates a lower trust rate. For example, a weight of 255 is interpreted that the
routing information source is not trustworthy and should be ignored.
764 Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)