Configuring Metrics for Path Calculation

Context

You can configure the metric type that is used for setting up a tunnel.

Procedure

Specifying the metric type used by the tunnel
Perform the following configurations on the ingress node of an MPLS TE tunnel.
1. Run system-view
  The system view is displayed.
2. Run interface tunnel interface-number
  The tunnel interface view is displayed.
3. Run mpls te path metric-type { igp | te }
  The metric type for path computation is configured.
4. Run mpls te commit
  The current configuration of the tunnel is committed.
5. Run quit
  Return to the system view.
6. (Optional) Run mpls
  The MPLS view is displayed.
7. (Optional) Run mpls te path metric-type { igp | te }
  The path metric type used by the tunnel during route selection is specified.
  
  If the mpls te path metric-type command is not run in the tunnel interface view, the metric type in the MPLS view is used; otherwise, the metric type in the tunnel interface view is used.
  
  By default, path metric type used by the tunnel during route selection is TE.
(Optional) Configuring the TE metric value of the path
If the metric type of a specified tunnel is TE, you can modify the TE metric value of the path on the outbound interface of the ingress and the transit node by performing the following configurations.
1. Run system-view
  The system view is displayed.
2. Run interface interface-type interface-number
  The view of the MPLS-TE-enabled interface is displayed.
3. (Optional) On an Ethernet interface, run undo portswitch
  The interface is switched to Layer 3 mode.
  
  By default, an Ethernet interface works in Layer 2 mode.
  
  Only the S5720-EI, S5720-HI, S5730-HI, S5731-H, S5731-S, S5731S-H, S5731S-S, S5732-H, S6720-EI, S6720-HI, S6720S-EI, S6730-H, S6730S-H, S6730-S, and S6730S-S support switching between Layer 2 and Layer 3 modes.
4. Run mpls te metric value
  The TE metric value of the path is configured.
  
  By default, the path uses the IGP metric value as the TE metric value.
  
  If the IGP is OSPF and the current device is a stub router, the mpls te metric command does not take effect.