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The following table describes the Open Shortest Path First Menu options.
Table 134 OSPF Configuration Menu options
Command | Description |
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aindex | Displays the area index menu. This area index does not represent the |
| actual OSPF area number. |
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range | Displays summary routes menu for up to 16 IP addresses. |
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if | Displays the OSPF interface configuration menu. |
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virt | Displays the Virtual Links menu used to configure OSPF for a Virtual |
| Link. |
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md5key | Assigns a string to MD5 authentication key. |
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host | 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. |
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redist <fixedstaticrip> | Displays Route Distribution Menu. |
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lsdb | Sets the link state database limit. Enter 0 (zero) for no limit. |
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default | Sets one default route among multiple choices in an area. |
| Enter none for no default route. |
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on | Enables OSPF. |
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off | Disables OSPF. |
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cur | Displays the current OSPF configuration settings. |
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OSFP Area Index configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex
[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.
Configuration Menu 131