Administrator 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 EMC
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.10(0.1) Introduced on the S6010-ON and S4048T-ON.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S3148.
9.10(0.0) Introduced on the S6100–ON.
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)
Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) 799