Chapter 4 Configuring Additional Router Features

Configuration Limiting

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RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router(config-isis-af)# maximum-paths 10 RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router(config-isis-af)# maximum-redistributed-prefixes 12000 RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router(config-isis-af)# commit

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:Mar 30 14:11:07 : config[65739]: %LIBTARCFG-6-COMMIT : Configuration committed by user 'cisco'. Use 'show configuration commit changes 1000000535' to view the changes.

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router(config-isis-af)#

OSPFv2 and v3 Configuration Limits

Table 4-6summarizes the maximum limits for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol, including the commands used to display and change the limits.

Table 4-6

OSPFv2 Configuration Limits and Commands

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Default

Absolute

 

 

Feature Limit

 

Maximum

Maximum

Configuration Command

Show Current Settings Command

Description

 

Limit

Limit

(Router Configuration Mode)

(EXEC Mode)

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum number of

255

1024

maximum interfaces n

show ospf

interfaces that can be

 

 

 

 

configured for an

 

 

 

 

OSPF instance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum routes

10,000

4294967295

maximum redistributed-prefixes

show ospf

redistributed into

 

 

n

Note The maximum number of

OSPF

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

redistributed prefixes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear only if

 

 

 

 

 

redistribution is

 

 

 

 

 

configured.

 

 

 

 

 

Maximum number of

32

32

maximum paths n

show running-config router ospf

parallel routes

 

 

 

 

Note This command shows only

(maximum paths) on

 

 

 

 

 

 

changes to the default

Cisco ASR 9000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

value. If the maximum

Series routers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paths command does not

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear, the router is set to

 

 

 

 

 

the default value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples

The following examples illustrate OSPF configuration limits:

Maximum Interfaces for Each OSPF Instance: Example, page 4-21

Maximum Routes Redistributed into OSPF: Example, page 4-22

Number of Parallel Links (max-paths): Example, page 4-23

Maximum Interfaces for Each OSPF Instance: Example

In the following example, the show ospf command is used to display the maximum number of OSPF interfaces:

RP/0/RSP1/CPU0:router# show ospf

 

 

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Cisco Systems A9K24X10GETR, ASR 9000 OSPFv2 and v3 Configuration Limits, Maximum Interfaces for Each Ospf Instance Example

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