Configure IS-IS Multi-area SPB Virtual Node

About this task

Perform this procedure to configure the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node parameters like nickname, system ID, and system name in the home or remote area.

Procedure

Enter either IS-IS Router Configuration or IS-IS Router Remote Configuration mode:

enable

configure terminal

router isis or router isis remote
Configure the nickname for the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node:

area-vnode nick-name <x.xx.xx>
Configure the system name for the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node:

area-vnode sys-name WORD<0-255>
Configure the system ID for the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node:

area-vnode system-id xxxx.xxxx.xxxx

Examples

Configuring the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node in the home area:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#router isis
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode nick-name 0.82.40
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode sys-name SwitchC
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode system-id 1222.3300.0000

Configuring the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node in the remote area:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#configure terminal
Switch:1(config)#router isis remote
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode nick-name 0.82.60
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode sys-name SwitchA
Switch:1(config-isis)#area-vnode system-id 1222.3311.2222

What to do next

To verify the configuration, see Display IS-IS Area Virtual Node Configuration.

Variable Definitions

The following table defines parameters for the area-vnode command.


Variable	Value
nick-name`x.xx.xx`	Specifies a nickname for the IS-IS SPBM Multi-area SPB instance. The value is 2.5 bytes in the format x.xx.xx.
sys-name`WORD<0-255>`	Specifies the name of the system.
system-id`xxxx.xxxx.xxxx`	Specifies the IS-IS Multi-area SPB virtual node system ID.