Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Configuring IPv6

Dead Interval (secs) — Enter the OSPF dead interval for the specified interface in seconds. This

specifies how long a router waits to see a neighbor router's Hello packets before declaring that the

router is down. This parameter must be the same for all routers attached to a network. This value

should be a multiple of the Hello Interval (for example 4). Valid values range from 1 to 2147483647.

The default is 40.

Interface Delay Interval (secs) — Enter the OSPF Transit Delay for the specified interface. This

specifies the estimated number of seconds it takes to transmit a link state update packet over the

selected interface. Valid values range from 1 to 3600 seconds (1 hour). The default value is 1 second.

State — The current state of the selected Virtual Link. One of:

Down — This is the initial interface state. In this state, the lower-level protocols have indicated

that the interface is unusable. In this state, interface parameters are set to their initial values. All

interface timers are disabled, and there are no adjacencies associated with the interface.

Waiting — The router is trying to determine the identity of the (Backup) Designated Router by

monitoring received Hello Packets. The router is not allowed to elect a Backup Designated Router

or a Designated Router until it transitions out of Waiting state. This prevents unnecessary changes

of (Backup) Designated Router.

Point-to-Point — The interface is operational, and is connected either to the virtual link. On

entering this state the router attempts to form an adjacency with the neighboring router. Hello

Packets are sent to the neighbor every HelloInterval seconds.

Designated Router — This router is itself the Designated Router on the attached network.

Adjacencies are established to all other routers attached to the network. The router must also

originate a network-LSA for the network node. The network- LSA contains links to all routers

(including the Designated Router itself) attached to the network.

Backup Designated Router — This router is itself the Backup Designated Router on the attached

network. It is promoted to Designated Router if the present Designated Router fails. The router

establishes adjacencies to all other routers attached to the network. The Backup Designated

Router performs slightly different functions during the Flooding Procedure, as compared to the

Designated Router.

Other Designated Router — The interface is connected to a broadcast or NBMA network on

which other routers have been selected to be the Designated Router and Backup Designated

Router either. The router attempts to form adjacencies to both the Designated Router and the

Backup Designated Router.

Neighbor State — The state of the Virtual Neighbor Relationship.

Retransmit Interval — Enter the OSPF retransmit interval for the specified interface. This is the

number of seconds between link-state advertisements for adjacencies belonging to this router

interface. This value is also used when retransmitting database descriptions and link-state request

packets. Valid values range from 1 to 3600 seconds (1 hour). The default is 5 seconds.

Metric — The metric value used by the virtual link.

Delete — Removes the specified virtual link from the router configuration.

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