Setup Guide

Enabling Fast-Convergence
The fast-convergence CLI sets the minimum origination and arrival LSA parameters to zero (0), allowing rapid route calculation.
When you disable fast-convergence, origination and arrival LSA parameters are set to 5 seconds and 1 second, respectively.
Setting the convergence parameter (from 1 to 4) indicates the actual convergence level. Each convergence setting adjusts the LSA
parameters to zero, but the fast-convergence parameter setting allows for even ner tuning of the convergence speed. The higher
the number, the faster the convergence.
To enable or disable fast-convergence, use the following command.
• Enable OSPF fast-convergence and specify the convergence level.
CONFIG-ROUTEROSPF- id mode
fast-convergence {number}
The parameter range is from 1 to 4.
The higher the number, the faster the convergence.
When disabled, the parameter is set at 0.
NOTE: A higher convergence level can result in occasional loss of OSPF adjacency. Generally, convergence level 1 meets
most convergence requirements. Only select higher convergence levels following consultation with Dell Technical
Support.
Examples of Enabling Fast-Convergence
In the following examples, Convergence Level shows the fast-converge parameter setting and Min LSA origination shows the
LSA parameters (shown in bold).
The following example shows the fast-converge command.
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#fast-converge 2
Dell(conf-router_ospf-1)#ex
Dell(conf)#ex
Dell#show ip ospf 1
Routing Process ospf 1 with ID 192.168.67.2
Supports only single TOS (TOS0) routes
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Convergence Level 2
Min LSA origination 0 secs, Min LSA arrival 0 secs
Number of area in this router is 0, normal 0 stub 0 nssa 0
Dell#
To disable fast-convergence, use the no fast-converge command.
Dell#(conf-router_ospf-1)#no fast-converge
Dell#(conf-router_ospf-1)#ex
Dell#(conf)#ex
Dell##show ip ospf 1
Routing Process ospf 1 with ID 192.168.67.2
Supports only single TOS (TOS0) routes
SPF schedule delay 5 secs, Hold time between two SPFs 10 secs
Convergence Level 0
Min LSA origination 5 secs, Min LSA arrival 1 secs
Number of area in this router is 0, normal 0 stub 0 nssa 0
Dell#
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Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)