Radware Alteon User Manual

Alteon Application Switch Operating System Application Guide
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
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• Area index set to an arbitrary value
Using the Area ID to Assign the OSPF Area Number
The OSPF area number is defined in the areaid <IP address> option. The octet format is used in
order to be compatible with two different notation systems used by other OSPF network vendors.
There are two valid ways to designate an area ID:
• Placing the area number in the last octet (0.0.0.n)—Most common OSPF vendors express
the area ID number as a single number. For example, the Cisco IOS-based router command
network 1.1.1.0 0.0.0.255 area 1 defines the area number simply as area 1. In Alteon,
using the last octet in the area ID, area 1 is equivalent to areaid 0.0.0.1.
• Multi-octet (IP address)—Some OSPF vendors express the area ID number in multi-octet
format. For example, area 2.2.2.2 represents OSPF area 2, and can be specified directly in
Alteon as areaid 2.2.2.2.
Note: Although both types of area ID formats are supported, ensure that the area IDs are in the
same format throughout an area.
Attaching an Area to a Network
Once an OSPF area has been defined, it must be associated with a network. To attach the area to a
network, you must assign the OSPF area index to an IP interface that participates in the area. The
format for the command is as follows:
Example
The following commands could be used to configure IP interface 14 for a presence on the
10.10.10.1/24 network, to define OSPF area 1, and to attach the area to the network:
/cfg/l3/ospf/aindex 0/areaid 0.0.0.0
(Use index 0 to set area 0 in ID octet format)
/cfg/l3/ospf/aindex 1/areaid 0.0.0.1
(Use index 1 to set area 1 in ID octet format)
/cfg/l3/ospf/aindex 1/areaid 0.0.0.0
(Use index 1 to set area 0 in ID octet format)
/cfg/l3/ospf/aindex 2/areaid 0.0.0.1
(Use index 2 to set area 1 in ID octet format)
>> # /cfg/l3/ospf/if <interface number> /aindex <area index>
>> # /cfg/l3/if 14
(Select menu for IP interface 14)
>> IP Interface 14# addr 10.10.10.1
(Define IP address on backbone
network)
>> IP Interface 14# mask 255.255.255.0
(Define IP mask on backbone)
>> IP Interface 14# ena
(Enable IP interface 14)
>> IP Interface 14# /cfg/l3/ospf/aindex 1
(Select menu for area index 1)
>> OSPF Area (index) 1 # areaid 0.0.0.1
(Define area ID as OSPF area 1)
>> OSPF Area (index) 1 # ena
(Enable area index 1)
>> OSPF Area (index) 1 # /cfg/l3/ospf/if 14
(Select OSPF menu for interface 14)

Radware Alteon Specifications

General

Model	Alteon
Manufacturer	Radware
Layer	Layer 4-7
Type	Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
Features	Load balancing, SSL offloading, application acceleration, DDoS protection
Form Factor	Virtual Appliance