Dell PowerSwitch S4820T 9.50.1 Configuration Guide for the S4820T System - Page 525

Metric Style wide transition narrow transition transition Correct Value Range for the isis metric Command 0 to 16777215 0 to 63 0 to 63 Maximum Values in the Routing Table IS-IS metric styles support different cost ranges for the route. The cost range for the narrow metric style is 0 to 1023, while all other metric styles support a range of 0 to 0xFE000000. Change the IS-IS Metric Style in One Level Only By default, the IS-IS metric style is narrow. When you change from one IS-IS metric style to another, the IS-IS metric value (configured with the isis metric command) could be affected. In the following scenarios, the IS-type is either Level-1 or Level-2 or Level-1-2 and the metric style changes. Table 35. Metric Value When the Metric Style Changes Beginning Metric Style Final Metric Style Resulting IS-IS Metric Value wide narrow default value (10) if the original value is greater than 63. A message is sent to the console. wide transition truncated value (the truncated value appears in the LSP only). The original isis metric value is displayed in the show config and show running-config commands and is used if you change back to transition metric style. NOTE: A truncated value is a value that is higher than 63, but set back to 63 because the higher value is not supported. wide wide narrow narrow narrow narrow transition narrow transition wide transition wide transition narrow transition wide transition wide default value (10) if the original value is greater than 63. A message is sent to the console. original value original value original value original value original value original value Intermediate System to Intermediate System 525