Chapter 28 OSPF

OSPF Configuration: Activating and General Settings

The follow table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 87 OSPF Configuration: Activating and General Settings

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

OSPF is disabled by default. Select this option to enable it.

 

 

Router ID

Router ID uniquely identifies the Switch in an OSPF. Enter a unique ID (that uses the

 

format of an IP address in dotted decimal notation) for the Switch.

 

 

Redistribute

Route redistribution allows your Switch to import and translate external routes learned

Route

through other routing protocols (RIP and Static) into the OSPF network transparently.

 

 

Active

Select this option to activate route redistribution for routes learn through the selected

 

protocol.

 

 

Type

Select 1 for routing protocols (such as RIP) whose external metrics are directly

 

comparable to the internal OSPF cost. When selecting a path, the internal OSPF cost is

 

added to the AB boundary router to the external metrics.

 

Select 2 for routing protocols whose external metrics are not comparable to the OSPF

 

cost. In this case, the external cost of the AB boundary router is used in path decision to

 

a destination.

 

 

Metric Value

Enter a route cost (between 0 and 16777214).

 

 

Apply

Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses

 

these changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top

 

navigation panel to save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done

 

configuring.

 

 

Cancel

Click Cancel to start configuring the above fields again.

 

 

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