Administrator Guide

○ process-id: the range is from 1 to 65535.
○ level-1, level-1-2, or level-2: assign all redistributed routes to a level. The default is level-2.
○ metric value: the range is from 0 to 16777215. The default is 0.
○ metric value: the range is from 0 to 16777215. The default is 0.
○ match external: the range is 1 or 2.
○ match internal
○ metric-type: external or internal.
○ map-name: name of a configured route map.
To view the IS-IS configuration globally (including both IPv4 and IPv6 settings), use the show running-config isis
command in EXEC Privilege mode. To view the current IPv4 IS-IS configuration, use the show config command in ROUTER
ISIS mode. To view the current IPv6 IS-IS configuration, use the show config command in ROUTER ISIS-ADDRESS FAMILY
IPV6 mode.
Configuring Authentication Passwords
You can assign an authentication password for routers in Level 1 and for routers in Level 2.
Because Level 1 and Level 2 routers do not communicate with each other, you can assign different passwords for Level 1 routers
and for Level 2 routers. However, if you want the routers in the level to communicate with each other, configure them with the
same password.
To configure a simple text password, use the following commands.
● Configure authentication password for an area.
ROUTER ISIS mode
area-password [hmac-md5] password
Dell supports HMAC-MD5 authentication.
This password is inserted in Level 1 LSPs, Complete SNPs, and Partial SNPs.
● Set the authentication password for a routing domain.
ROUTER ISIS mode
domain-password [encryption-type | hmac-md5] password
Dell supports both DES and HMAC-MD5 authentication methods.
This password is inserted in Level 2 LSPs, Complete SNPs, and Partial SNPs.
To view the passwords, use the show config command in ROUTER ISIS mode or the show running-config isis
command in EXEC Privilege mode.
To remove a password, use either the no area-password or no domain-password commands in ROUTER ISIS mode.
Setting the Overload Bit
Another use for the overload bit is to prevent other routers from using this router as an intermediate hop in their shortest path
first (SPF) calculations. For example, if the IS-IS routing database is out of memory and cannot accept new LSPs, the system
sets the overload bit and IS-IS traffic continues to transit the system.
To set or remove the overload bit manually, use the following commands.
● Set the overload bit in LSPs.
ROUTER ISIS mode
set-overload-bit
This setting prevents other routers from using it as an intermediate hop in their shortest path first (SPF) calculations.
● Remove the overload bit.
ROUTER ISIS mode
no set-overload-bit
Intermediate System to Intermediate System
499