The following table describes the Open Shortest Path First Menu options.

Table 134 OSPF Configuration Menu options

Command

Description

 

 

aindex <0-2>

Displays the area index menu. This area index does not represent the

 

actual OSPF area number.

 

 

range <1-16>

Displays summary routes menu for up to 16 IP addresses.

 

 

if <1-256>

Displays the OSPF interface configuration menu.

 

 

virt <1-3>

Displays the Virtual Links menu used to configure OSPF for a Virtual

 

Link.

 

 

md5key <1-255 characters>

Assigns a string to MD5 authentication key.

 

 

host <1-128>

Displays the menu for configuring OSPF for the host routes. Up to 128

 

host routes can be configured. Host routes are used for advertising

 

network device IP addresses to external networks to perform server load

 

balancing within OSPF. It also makes Area Border Route (ABR) load

 

sharing and ABR failover possible.

 

 

redist <fixedstaticrip>

Displays Route Distribution Menu.

 

 

lsdb <0-2000>

Sets the link state database limit. Enter 0 (zero) for no limit.

 

 

default <1-16777215> 12>none

Sets one default route among multiple choices in an area.

 

Enter none for no default route.

 

 

on

Enables OSPF.

 

 

off

Disables OSPF.

 

 

cur

Displays the current OSPF configuration settings.

 

 

OSFP Area Index configuration

Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex <0-2>

[OSPF Area (index) 1 Menu]

areaid

- Set area ID

type

- Set area type

metric

- Set stub area metric

auth

- Set authentication type

spf

- Set time interval between two SPF calculations

enable

- Enable area

disable

- Disable area

delete

- Delete area

cur

- Display current OSPF area configuration

NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.

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