Users Guide

cost Specifies the stub area’s advertised external route metric. The range is from zero (0) to
65535.
Defaults cost = 1; no areas are configured.
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
Version Description
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.8(0.0P5) Introduced on the S4048-ON.
9.8(0.0P2) Introduced on the S3048-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Added support for the Multi-Process OSPF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre- 6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information In the Dell Networking operating software (OS), cost is defined as reference bandwidth/bandwidth.
Related Commands
• area stub — create a stub area.
area nssa
Specify an area as a not so stubby area (NSSA).
S3048–ON
Syntax
area area-id nssa [default-information-originate] [no-redistribution] [no-
summary]
To delete an NSSA, use the no area area-id nssa 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.
no-redistribution (OPTIONAL) Specify that the redistribute command does not distribute routes into
the NSSA. Only use this command in an NSSA area border router (ABR).
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