Reference Guide
Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS) | 911
description
c e s
Enter a description of the IS-IS routing protocol
Syntax
description {description}
To remove the description, use the no description {description} command.
Parameters
Defaults
No default behavior or values
Command Modes
ROUTER ISIS
Command
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Commands
distance
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Define the administrative distance for learned routes.
Syntax
distance weight [ip-address mask [prefix-list]]
To return to the default values, enter the no distance weight command.
Parameters
Defaults
weight = 115
Command Modes
ROUTER ISIS (for IPv4)
CONFIGURATION-ROUTER-ISIS-ADDRESS-FAMILY-IPV6 (for IPv6)
description
Enter a description to identify the IS-IS protocol (80 characters maximum).
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on S4820T
Version 8.3.12.0 Introduced on S4810
pre-7.7.1.0 Introduced
router isis Enter ROUTER mode on the switch.
weight
The administrative distance value indicates the reliability of a routing information 
source. 
Range: 1 to 255. (A higher relative value indicates lower reliability. Routes with 
smaller values are given preference.)
Default: 115
ip-address mask
(OPTIONAL) Enter an 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.










