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disabled. This can also be applied by the CLI command area (area-id) NSSA
default-info-originate in the IP router OSPF config mode.
a. In the Admin Mode list, select to Enable or Disable the default information originate.
b. In the Metric Value field, set the default metric value for default information
originate. The value range of values is 1 to 16777214.
c. In the Metric Type field, select the type of metric specified in the Metric Value field.
Options are:
• Comparable Cost — External Type 1 metrics that are comparable to the OSPF
metric.
• Non-comparable Cost — External Type 2 metrics that are assumed to be larger
than the cost of the OSPF metric.
4. Select the Translator Role of the NSSA. Options are:
a. Always — Cause the router to assume the role of the translator the instant it becomes
a border router.
b. Candidate — Cause the router to participate in the translator election process when
it attains border router status.
5. In the Translator Stability Interval field, configure the translator of the NSSA. The value is
the period of time that an elected translator continues to perform its duties after it determines
that its translator status has been deposed by another router. The valid range is 0 to 3600.
6. In the Redistribute Mode field, select to Enable or Disable from the list to configure the
NSSA ABR so that learned external routes will be redistributed to the NSSA.
7. Click Add to configure the area as an NSSA area.
8. Click Apply to send the updated configuration to the switch. Configuration changes take
effect immediately.
9. Click Cancel to cancel the configuration on the screen and reset the data on the screen to
the latest value of the switch.
10. Click Delete to delete the NSSA area designation. The area will be returned to normal state.
Table 114, Advanced OSPFv3 NSSA Area Configuration describes the non-configurable
data that is displayed.
Table 114. Advanced OSPFv3 NSSA Area Configuration
Field Description
SPF Runs The number of times that the intra-area route table
has been calculated using this area's link-state
database. This is typically done using Dijkstra's
algorithm.
Area Border Router Count The total number of area border routers reachable
within this area. This is initially zero, and is
calculated in each SPF Pass.