8-14 MAX 6000/3000 Network Configuration Guide
Configuring OSPF Routing
Configuring OSPF routing in the MAX
Parameters already introduced in previous sections are listed in “Configuring OSPF on the
Ethernet interface” on page 8-9. Additional parameters introduced in this section include:
The following procedure describes how to configure the WAN link without OSPF support.
1Open the Connection profile for the remote Pipeline unit, enable the Route IP parameter,
and configure the IP routing connection. For example:
Ethernet
Connections
90-101 Cprofile1
IP options...
LAN Adrs=10.2.3.4/24
WAN Alias=0.0.0.0
IF Adrs=0.0.0.0
Metric=7
Preference=N/A
Private=No
RIP=Off
Pool=0
(For detailed information, see Chapter 9, “Configuring IP Routing.”) Note that in a
Connection profile, the OSPF Options subprofile includes two ASE parameters that are
active only when OSPF is not running on a link. If you configure these parameters, the
route configured in the Connection profile is advertised whenever the MAX is up.
2Open the OSPF Options subprofile and set RunOSPF set to No.
RunOSPF=No
3Set the Cost parameter to specify the cost for the route to the remote Pipeline.
For example, a single-channel BRI link could have a cost approximately 24 times the cost
of a dedicated T1 link:
Cost=240
4Set the ASE-type parameter to specify the ASE type for this route.
ASE-type=Type 2
This parameter specifies the type of metric to be advertised for an external route.
Parameter Description
ASE-Type and
ASE-Tag
Autonomous System External (ASE) routes are used only when
OSPF is turned off on a particular interface. When OSPF is
enabled, the ASE parameters are not applicable.
ASE-Type specifies the type of metric that the MAX advertises
for external routes. A Type-1 external metric is expressed in the
same units as the link-state metric (the same units as interface
cost). A Type-2 external metric is considered larger than any
link- state path. Use of Type-2 external metrics assumes that
routing between autonomous systems is the major cost of routing
a packet, and eliminates the need for conversion of external costs
to internal link-state metrics. ASE-Tag is a hexadecimal number
used to tag external routes for filtering by other routers.
Used only when OSPF is turned off on a particular interface.
When OSPF is enabled, the parameter is not applicable.