configure isis area system-id
configure isis area area_name system-id [automatic | system_id]
Description
This command configures the system ID for an IS-IS router process.
Syntax Description
area_name | Specifies the area name of the IS-IS process to which to add the system ID. |
automatic | Sets the system ID to the system MAC address. |
system_id | Specifies the 6-byte system ID using three sets of four hexadecimal digits, where each set is separated by a period. For example: 001B.1F62.1201. |
Default
Automatic (system MAC address is used).
Usage Guidelines
The system ID must be a unique ID within the AS. Typically a system MAC address is used as the system ID. Sometimes a combination of one of the router's IP addresses and 2 prefix bytes are used. The assignment of the system ID may vary depending on how the AS is chosen to be administered.
Example
The following example configures an IS-IS system ID for areax:
configure isis area areax system-id 001B.1F62.1201
History
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on platforms with a Core license.