Administrator Guide

Parameters
description Enter a text string description to identify the OSPF configuration (80 characters
maximum).
Defaults none
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see 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.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Added support for the Multi-Process OSPF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
distance
Define an administrative distance for particular routes to a specific IP address.
C9000 Series
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask prefix-list-name]
To delete the settings, use the no distance weight [ip-address mask prefix-list-name]
command.
Parameters
weight Specify an administrative distance. The range is from 1 to 255. The default is 110.
ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter a router ID in the dotted decimal format. If you enter a router
ID, include the mask for that router address.
mask (OPTIONAL) Enter a mask in dotted decimal format or /n format.
prefix-list-name (OPTIONAL) Enter the name of an IP standard prefix list, up to 140 characters.
Defaults 110
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
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.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3) 1167