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Figure 20-8.  show ip ospf process id Command Example
Enable Multi-Process OSPF
Multi-process OSPF allows multiple OSPFv2 processes on a single router. The following list shows the 
number of processes supported on each platform type.
• The MXL Switch supports up to 16 OSPFv2 processes.
When configuring a single OSPF process, follow the same steps described above. Repeat them as often as 
necessary for the desired number of processes. After you create the process, all other configurations apply 
as usual, To enable multi-process OSPF, follow these steps:
To enable the OSPF process, return to CONFIGURATION mode. The OSPF process ID is the identifying 
number assigned to the OSPF process. The Router ID is the IP address associated with the OSPF process. 
If you try to enable more OSPF processes than available Layer 3 interfaces, you will see the following 
message.
Step Command Syntax Command Mode Usage
1 ip address ip-address mask CONFIG-INTERFACE Assign an IP address to an interface.
Format: A.B.C.D/M
If using a loopback interface, refer to Loopback Interfaces.
2
no shutdown
CONFIG-INTERFACE Enable the interface.
Command Syntax Command Mode Usage
router ospf process-id  CONFIGURATION  Enable the OSPFv2 process globally. 
Range: 1-65535
Message 4  
FTOS(conf)#router ospf 1
% Error: No router ID available.
FTOS#show ip ospf 55555
Routing Process ospf 55555 with ID 10.10.10.10
Supports only single TOS (TOS0) routes
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Number of area in this router is 0, normal 0 stub 0 nssa 0
FTOS#