Command Line Reference Guide

716 | Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)
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Usage
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The higher this parameter is set, the faster OSPF converge takes place. Note that the faster the
convergence, the more frequent the route calculations and updates. This will impact CPU utilization
and may impact adjacency stability in larger topologies.
Generally, convergence level 1 meets most convergence requirements. Higher convergence levels
should only be selected following consultation with Dell Force10 technical support.
flood-2328
c e s
Enable RFC-2328 flooding behavior.
Syntax
flood-2328
To disable, use the no flood-2328 command.
Defaults
Disabled
Command Modes
ROUTER OSPF
Command
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Usage
Information
In OSPF, flooding is the most resource-consuming task. The flooding algorithm, described in
RFC-2328, requires that OSPF flood LSAs (Link State Advertisements) on all interfaces, as governed
by LSA’s flooding scope (see Section 13 of the RFC). When multiple direct links connect two routers,
the RFC-2328 flooding algorithm generates significant redundant information across all links.
By default, FTOS implements an enhanced flooding procedure that dynamically and intelligently
determines when to optimize flooding. Whenever possible, the OSPF task attempts to reduce flooding
overhead by selectively flooding on a subset of the interfaces between two routers.
When flood-2328 is enabled, this command configures FTOS to flood LSAs on all interfaces.
graceful-restart grace-period
c e s
Specifies the time duration, in seconds, that the router’s neighbors will continue to advertise the router
as fully adjacent regardless of the synchronization state during a graceful restart.
Syntax
graceful-restart grace-period seconds
To disable the grace period, enter no graceful-restart grace-period.
Parameters
Version 8.3.5.0 Introduced on S55
Version 7.8.1.0 Introduced support for Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series and E-Series
seconds
Time duration, in seconds, that specifies the duration of the restart process
before OSPF terminates the process.
Range: 40 to 3000 seconds