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OmniSwitch 6600 Family Advanced Routing Configuration Guide March 2005 iii
Contents
Contents .................................................................................................................................Index-iii
About This Guide ........................................................................................................... v
Supported Platforms ........................................................................................................... v
Who Should Read this Manual? ........................................................................................ vi
When Should I Read this Manual? ....................................................................................vi
What is in this Manual? ..................................................................................................... vi
What is Not in this Manual? .............................................................................................. vi
How is the Information Organized? .................................................................................vii
Documentation Roadmap .................................................................................................vii
Related Documentation .....................................................................................................ix
User Manual CD ................................................................................................................ x
Technical Support ..............................................................................................................x
Chapter 1 Configuring OSPF .......................................................................................................1-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................1-1
OSPF Specifications ........................................................................................................1-2
OSPF Defaults Table .......................................................................................................1-3
OSPF Quick Steps ...........................................................................................................1-4
OSPF Overview ..............................................................................................................1-7
OSPF Areas ..............................................................................................................1-8
Classification of Routers ..........................................................................................1-9
Virtual Links ..........................................................................................................1-10
Stub Areas ..............................................................................................................1-11
Not-So-Stubby-Areas ......................................................................................1-12
Totally Stubby Areas .......................................................................................1-12
Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) Routing ...............................................................1-13
Non Broadcast OSPF Routing ................................................................................1-13
Graceful Restart on Stacks with Redundant Switches ...........................................1-13
Configuring OSPF .........................................................................................................1-15
Preparing the Network for OSPF ...........................................................................1-16
Activating OSPF ....................................................................................................1-17
Creating an OSPF Area ..........................................................................................1-18
Creating OSPF Interfaces .......................................................................................1-22
Creating Virtual Links ............................................................................................1-25
Creating Redistribution Policies and Filters ...........................................................1-26
Configuring Router Capabilities ............................................................................1-29
Configuring Static Neighbors .................................................................................1-30