472 CN4093 Application Guide for N/OS 8.4
OSPFv2 Implementation in Enterprise NOS
EnterpriseNOSsupportsasingleinstanceofOSPFandupto2Kroutesonthe
network.ThefollowingsectionsdescribeOSPFimplementationinEnterpriseNOS:
“ConfigurableParameters”onpage 472
“DefiningAreas”onpage 473
“InterfaceCost”onpage 475
“ElectingtheDesignatedRouterandBackup”onpage 475
“SummarizingRoutes”onpage 475
“DefaultRoutes”onpage 476
“VirtualLinks”onpage 477
“RouterID”onpage 477
“Authentication”onpage 478
Configurable Parameters
InEnterpriseNOS,OSPFparameterscanbeconfiguredthroughtheCommand
LineInterfaces(CLI/ISCLI),Browser‐BasedInterface(BBI),orthroughSNMP.For
moreinformation,see“SwitchAdministration”onpage 29.”
TheCLIsupportsthefollowingparameters:interfaceoutputcost,interface
priority,deadandhellointervals,retransmissioninterval,andinterfacetransmit
delay.
In
additiontotheprecedingparameters,youcanspecifythefollowing:
ShortestPathFirst(SPF)interval—Timeintervalbetweensuccessivecalculations
oftheshortestpathtreeusingtheDijkstra’salgorithm.
Stubareametric—Astubareacanbeconfiguredtosendanumericmetricvalue
suchthatallroutesreceivedviathatstubareacarrytheconfiguredmetricto
potentiallyinfluenceroutingdecisions.
Defaultroutes—Defaultrouteswithweightmetricscanbemanuallyinjected
intotransitareas.Thishelpsestablishapreferredroutewhenmultiplerouting
devicesexistbetweentwoareas.Italsohelpsroutetraffictoexternalnetworks.
Passive—Whenenabled,theinterfacesendsLSAstoupstreamdevices,butdoes
nototherwiseparticipateinOSPFprotocolexchanges.
Point‐to‐Point—ForLANsthathaveonlytwoOSPFroutingagents(theCN4093
andoneotherdevice),thisoptionallowstheswitchtosignificantlyreducethe
amountofroutinginformationitmustcarryandmanage.