description (IS-IS)

Function

The description command configures a description for an IS-IS process.

The undo description command deletes the description of an IS-IS process.

By default, no description is configured for an IS-IS process.

description description

undo description

Parameter	Description	Value
description	Configures a description for an IS-IS process.	The value is a string of 1 to 80 case-sensitive characters. Spaces are supported.

IS-IS view

2: Configuration level

Usage Scenario

Configuring descriptions for IS-IS processes helps identify and maintain IS-IS processes.

IS-IS process description that is configured through the description command is not advertised in an LSP.

IS-IS process description that is configured through the is-name command is advertised in an LSP.

Precautions

If you run the description command multiple times, only the latest configuration takes effect.

# Configure description for IS-IS process 1.

<HUAWEI> system-view

[HUAWEI] isis 1

[HUAWEI-isis-1] description this process configure the area-authentication-mode