Reference Guide

664 | Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2)
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• Enabling Multi-Process OSPF
• Assigning an OSPFv2 area (mandatory)
• Enabling OSPFv2 on Interfaces
• Configuring stub areas
• Configuring LSA throttling timers
• Enabling passive interfaces
• Enabling fast-convergence
• Changing OSPFv2 parameters on Interfaces
• Enabling OSPFv2 authentication
• Configuring virtual links
• Filtering routes
• Redistributing routes
• Troubleshooting OSPFv2
For a complete listing of all commands related to OSPFv2, refer to the OSPF section in the Dell
Networking OS Command Line Interface document.
Enabling OSPFv2
Assign an IP address to an interface (physical or Loopback) to enable Layer 3 routing. By default OSPF,
like all routing protocols, is disabled.
You must configure at least one interface for Layer 3 before enabling OSPFv2 globally.
If implementing, Multi-Process OSPF, you must create an equal number of Layer 3 enabled interfaces and
OSPF Process IDs. For example, if you create 4 OSPFv2 process IDs, you must have 4 interfaces with
Layer 3 enabled.
Use these commands on one of the interfaces to enable OSPFv2 routing.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Usage
1 ip address ip-address mask CONFIG-INTERFACE Assign an IP address to an interface.
Format: A.B.C.D/M
If using a Loopback interface, refer to Loopback Interfaces on
page 411.
2
no shutdown
CONFIG-INTERFACE Enable the interface.