Quick Reference Guide

676 PowerConnect B-Series TI24X Configuration Guide
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Configuring OSPF
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NOTE
When you establish an area virtual link, you must configure it on both of the routers (both ends of
the virtual link).
FIGURE 110 Defining OSPF virtual links within a network
Example
Figure 110 shows an OSPF area border router, DeviceA, that is cut off from the backbone area
(area 0). To provide backbone access to DeviceA, you can add a virtual link between DeviceA and
DeviceC using area 1 as a transit area. To configure the virtual link, you define the link on the
router that is at each end of the link. No configuration for the virtual link is required on the routers
in the transit area.
To define the virtual link on DeviceA, enter the following commands.
PowerConnectA(config-ospf-router)# area 1 virtual-link 209.157.22.1
PowerConnectA(config-ospf-router)# write memory
Enter the following commands to configure the virtual link on DeviceC.
PowerConnectC(config-ospf-router)# area 1 virtual-link 10.0.0.1
PowerConnectC(config-ospf-router)# write memory
Syntax: area <ip-addr> | <num> virtual-link <router-id>
[authentication-key | dead-interval | hello-interval | retransmit-interval | transmit-delay
<value>]
OSPF Area 0
OSPF Area 1
“transit area”
OSPF Area 2
Router ID 209.157.22.1
Router ID 10.0.0.1
DeviceC
DeviceB
DeviceA