Command Line Reference Guide
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2)
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2) is supported on the S5000 switch. Up to 16 OSPF instances can run simultaneously on
the S5000.
OSPF is an interior gateway protocol (IGP), which means that it distributes routing information between routers in a
single autonomous system (AS). OSPF is also a link-state protocol in which all routers contain forwarding tables derived
from information about their links to their neighbors.
The Dell Networking implementation of OSPFv2 is based on IETF RFC 2328. The following commands allow you to
configure and enable OSPFv2.
area default-cost
Set the metric for the summary default route generated by the area border router (ABR) into the stub area. Use this
command on the border routers at the edge of a stub area.
S5000
Syntax
area area-id default-cost cost
To return default values, use the no area area-id default-cost command.
Parameters
area-id
Specify the OSPF area in dotted decimal format (A.B.C.D.) or enter a
number from zero (0) to 65535.
cost
Specifies the stub area’s advertised external route metric. The range
is zero (0) to 65535.
Defaults
cost
= 1; no areas are configured.
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
In the Dell Networking operating software (FTOS), cost is defined as reference bandwidth/
bandwidth.
Related
Commands
area stub – creates a stub area.
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