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OmniSwitch 6800/6850/9000 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide December 2007 page 2-1
2 Configuring OSPFv3
Open Shortest Path First version 3 (OSPFv3) is an extension of OSPF version 2 that provides support for
networks using the IPv6 protocol. OSPFv2 is for IPv4 networks (see Chapter 1, “Configuring OSPF,” for
more information about OSPFv2).
In This Chapter
This chapter describes the basic components of OSPFv3 and how to configure them through the Command
Line Interface (CLI). CLI commands are used in the configuration examples; for more details about the
syntax of commands, see the OmniSwitch CLI Reference Guide.
Configuration procedures described in this chapter include:
• Loading and enabling OSPFv3. See “Activating OSPFv3” on page 2-14.
• Creating OSPFv3 areas. See “Creating an OSPFv3 Area” on page 2-15.
• Creating OSPFv3 interfaces. See “Creating OSPFv3 Interfaces” on page 2-16.
• Creating virtual links. See “Creating Virtual Links” on page 2-17.
• Configuring redistribution using route map. See “Configuring Redistribution” on page 2-18.
For information on creating and managing VLANs, see “Configuring VLANs” in the OmniSwitch 6800/
6850/9000 Network Configuration Guide.