Connectivity Guide

NOTE: Only select higher convergence levels following consultation with Dell EMC Technical
Support.
The no version of this command disables the fast-convergence configuration.
Example
OS10(conf-router-ospf-10)# fast-converge 3
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
graceful-restart
Enables Helper mode during a graceful or hitless restart.
Syntax
graceful-restart role helper-only
Parameters None
Defaults Disabled
Command Mode ROUTER-OSPF
Usage
Information
The no version of this command disables Helper mode.
Example
OS10(config)# router ospf 10
OS10(conf-router-ospf-10)# graceful-restart role helper-only
Supported
Releases
10.3.0E or later
ip ospf area
Attaches an interface to an OSPF area.
Syntax
ip ospf process-id area area-id
Parameters
● process-id — Set an OSPF process ID for a specific OSPF process, from 1 to 65535.
● area area-id — Enter the OSPF area ID in dotted decimal A.B.C.D format or enter an area ID
number, from 1 to 65535.
Default Not configured
Command Mode INTERFACE
Usage
Information
The no version of this command removes an interface from an OSPF area.
Example
OS10(conf-if-vl-10)# ip ospf 10 area 5
Supported
Releases
10.2.0E or later
ip ospf authentication-key
Configures a text authentication key to enable OSPF traffic on an interface.
Syntax
ip ospf authentication-key key
Parameters key — Enter an eight-character string for the authentication key.
Defaults Not configured
Command Mode INTERFACE
Layer 3 521