The following table describes the Area Index Configuration Menu options.
Table 135 OSPF Area Index Configuration Menu options
Command | Description |
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areaid <IP address> | Defines the area ID of the OSPF area number. |
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type transitstubnssa | Defines the type of area. For example, when a virtual link has to be |
| established with the backbone, the area type must be defined as |
| transit. |
| • Transit area: allows area summary information to be |
| exchanged between routing devices. Any area that is not a stub |
| area or NSSA is considered to be transit area. |
| • Stub area: is an area where external routing information is not |
| distributed. Typically, a stub area is connected to only one other |
| area. |
| • NSSA: |
| additional capabilities. For example, routes originating from |
| within the NSSA can be propagated to adjacent transit and |
| backbone areas. External routes from outside the Autonomous |
| System (AS) can be advertised within the NSSA but are not |
| distributed into other areas. |
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metric | Configures a stub area to send a numeric metric value. All routes |
| received via that stub area carry the configured metric to potentially |
| influencing routing decisions. |
| Metric value assigns the priority for choosing the switch for default |
| route. Metric type determines the method for influencing routing |
| decisions for external routes. |
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auth nonepasswordmd5 | Defines the authentication method, as follows: |
| None: No authentication required. |
| Password: Authenticates simple passwords so that only trusted |
| routing devices can participate. |
| MD5: This parameter is used when MD5 cryptographic authentication |
| is required. |
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spf | Sets time interval between two successive SPF (shortest path first) |
| calculations of the shortest path tree using the Dijkstra’s algorithm. |
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enable | Enables the OSPF area. |
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disable | Disables the OSPF area. |
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delete | Deletes the OSPF area. |
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cur | Displays the current OSPF configuration. |
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OSPF Summary Range configuration
Command: /cfg/l3/ospf/range
| [OSPF Summary | Range 1 | Menu] | |
| addr | - Set IP | address | |
| mask | - Set IP | mask | |
| aindex | - Set area index | ||
| hide | - Enable/disable hide range | ||
| enable | - Enable | range | |
| disable | - Disable range | ||
| delete | - Delete | range | |
| cur | - Display current OSPF summary range configuration | ||
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NOTE: This menu is available only on the GbE2c Layer 2/3 Ethernet Blade Switch.
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