Administrator Guide

level-1 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords level-1 to configure the
shortest path first (SPF) calculation for Level 1 (intra-area)
routing. This value is the default.
level-2 (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords level-2 to configure the
SPF calculation for Level 2 (inter-area) routing.
Defaults default-metric = 10; level-1 (if not otherwise specified)
Command
Modes
INTERFACE
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
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
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.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
Dell Networking recommends configuring metrics on all interfaces. Without
configuring this command, the IS-IS metrics are similar to hop-count metrics.
isis metric
Assign a metric to an interface.
Syntax
isis metric default-metric [level-1 | level-2]
To return to the default values, use the no isis metric [default-metric]
[level-1 | level-2]
command.
Parameters
default-metric Metric assigned to the link and used to calculate the cost
from each other router via the links in the network to other
destinations. You can configure this metric for Level 1 or
Level 2 routing. The range is from 0 to 16777215 irrespective
of the metric style. The default is 10.
If metric value is configured to more than 63, system
throughs the following warning:Warning: for metrics
Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
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