Configuring ospf – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Cisco Catalyst Blade Switch 3130 and 3032 for Dell Software Configuration Guide

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Chapter 38 Configuring IP Unicast Routing

Configuring OSPF

To enable the split horizon mechanism, use the ip split-horizon interface configuration command.

Configuring OSPF

This section briefly describes how to configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF). For a complete
description of the OSPF commands, see the “OSPF Commands” chapter of the Cisco IOS IP Command
Reference, Volume 2 of 3: Routing Protocols, Release 12.2
.

Note

OSPF classifies different media into broadcast, nonbroadcast, and point-to-point networks. The switch
supports broadcast (Ethernet, Token Ring, and FDDI) and point-to-point networks (Ethernet interfaces
configured as point-to-point links).

OSPF is an Interior Gateway Protocol (IGP) designed expressly for IP networks, supporting IP
subnetting and tagging of externally derived routing information. OSPF also allows packet
authentication and uses IP multicast when sending and receiving packets.

The Cisco implementation conforms to the OSPF Version 2 specifications with these key features:

Definition of stub areas is supported.

Routes learned through any IP routing protocol can be redistributed into another IP routing protocol.
At the intradomain level, OSPF can import routes learned through EIGRP and RIP. OSPF routes can
also be exported into RIP.

Plain text and MD5 authentication among neighboring routers within an area is supported.

Configurable routing interface parameters include interface output cost, retransmission interval,
interface transmit delay, router priority, router dead and hello intervals, and authentication key.

Virtual links are supported.

Not-so-stubby-areas (NSSAs) per RFC 1587are supported.

OSPF typically requires coordination among many internal routers, area border routers (ABRs)
connected to multiple areas, and autonomous system boundary routers (ASBRs). The minimum
configuration would use all default parameter values, no authentication, and interfaces assigned to areas.
If you customize your environment, you must ensure coordinated configuration of all routers.

These sections contain this configuration information:

Default OSPF Configuration, page 38-27

Configuring Basic OSPF Parameters, page 38-29

Configuring OSPF Interfaces, page 38-30

Configuring OSPF Area Parameters, page 38-31

Configuring Other OSPF Parameters, page 38-32

Changing LSA Group Pacing, page 38-34

Configuring a Loopback Interface, page 38-35

Monitoring OSPF, page 38-35

Step 6

show ip interface interface-id

Verify your entries.

Step 7

copy running-config startup-config

(Optional) Save your entries in the configuration file.

Command

Purpose

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