Administrator Guide

Version Description
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.
C9000 Series
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 next-hop IP 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, 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.
6.3.1.0 Introduced.
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.
820 Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)