Administering Areas 13-3
When you define an area, the system assigns it an area index number,
based on the area ID. If the area ID is 0.0.0.1, for example, the system
assigns a sequential index number of 1 to that area.
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip ospf areas defineArea
2 Enter the area identification number.
3 Specify whether this is a stub area. The default is no. Press Return or
Enter to accept the existing value in brackets.
Example:
Enter Area ID []: 0.0.0.2
Is this a Stub Area (yes,no) [no]:
Modifying Areas Use this command to modify an area range.
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip ospf areas modifyArea
2 Enter the index number of the area that you want to modify. Press Return
or Enter to accept the existing value in brackets.
3 Enter the area ID.
4 Specify whether this is a stub area.
Example:
Select area:{1-2} 2
Enter Area ID [0.0.0.2]: 0.0.0.3
Is this a Stub Area (yes,no) [no]:
Removing Areas Use this command to remove an existing area.
1 From the top level of the Administration Console, enter:
ip ospf areas removeArea
2 Enter the index number of the area to remove.
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