Users Guide

description
Enter a description of the IS-IS routing protocol.
Syntax
description {description}
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
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(2.0) Introduced on the S3100 series.
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100–ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
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.
pre-7.7.1.0 Introduced.
Related
Commands
• router isis — enter ROUTER mode on the switch.
distance
Define 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 the next-hop address in dotted decimal format and enter a mask in
either dotted decimal or /prefix format.
prefix-list (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of a prefix list name.
Defaults weight = 115
Command Modes
• ROUTER ISIS (for IPv4)
• CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-ISIS-ADDRESS-FAMILY-IPV6 (for IPv6)
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) 731