Chapter 19 IP Configuration

Figure 156 IP Configuration: OSPF

The follow table describes the related labels in this screen.

Table 118 IP Configuration: OSPF

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 learnt 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 the changes.

 

 

OSPF

 

Configuration

 

 

 

Index

This field displays the index number of an area.

 

 

Name

This field displays the descriptive name of an area.

 

 

Area ID

This field displays the area ID (that uses the format of an IP address in dotted decimal

 

notation) that uniquely identifies an area.

 

An area ID of 0.0.0.0 indicates the backbone.

 

 

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