Administrator Guide

router ospf
To configure an OSPF instance, enter ROUTER OSPF mode.
C9000 Series
Syntax
router ospf process-id [vrf {vrf name}]
To delete an OSPF instance, use the no router ospf process-id command.
Parameters
process-id Enter a number for the OSPF instance. The range is from 1 to 65535.
vrf-name Enter the VRF process identifier to tie the OSPF instance to the VRF. All network
commands under this OSPF instance are then tied to the VRF instance.
Defaults Not configured.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.4(0.0) Added support for VRF on all platforms (Except MXL and STOMP).
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.1(0.0) Added support for OSPFv3 on the S4810 and Z9000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.9.1.0 Added support for VRF on E-Series.
7.8.1.0 Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
You must have an IP address assigned to an interface to enter ROUTER OSPF mode and configure OSPF.
After the OSPF process and the VRF are tied together, you cannot use the OSPF Process ID again in the
system. You can only create one process per VRF.
Example
To create an OSPF instance in default vrf
Dell(conf)#router ospf 1
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#
To create an OSPF instance in a non-default vrf, for example, "vrf1"
Dell(conf)#router ospf 2 vrf vrf1
Dell(conf-router_ospf-2)#
1190 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)