CLI Guide

metric-style
To generate and accept old-style, new-style, or both styles of type, length, and values (TLV), configure a
router.
Syntax
metric-style {narrow [transition] | transition | wide
[transition]} [level-1 | level-2]
To return to the default values, use the no metric-style {narrow
[transition] | transition | wide [transition]} [level-1 |
level-2] command.
Parameters
narrow Allows you to generate and accept old-style TLVs. The
metric range is from 0 to 63.
transition Allows you to generate both old-style and new-style TLVs.
The metric range is from 0 to 63.
wide Allows you to generate and accept only new-style TLVs. The
metric range is from 0 to 16777215.
level-1 Enables the metric style on Level 1.
level-2 Enables the metric style on Level 2.
Defaults narrow; if no Level is specified, Level-1 and Level-2 are configured.
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.
Usage Information
If you enter the metric-style wide command, the system generates and
accepts only new-style TLVs. The router uses less memory and other resources
rather than generating both old-style and new-style TLVs.
The new-style TLVs have wider metric fields than old-style TLVs.
Related
Commands
isis metric — configures a metric for an interface.
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Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)