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OSPF and OSPFv3 1239
Configuring OSPFv3 Features (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands used for configuring
OSPFv3 settings on the switch. For more information about the commands
and about additional show commands, see the Dell EMC Networking N1100-
ON, N1500, N2000, N2100-ON, N3000E-ON, and N3100-ON Series
Switches CLI Reference Guide at www.dell.com/support.
Configuring Global OSPFv3 Settings
Use the following commands to configure various global OSPFv3 settings for
the switch.
Command Purpose
configure Enter global configuration mode.
ipv6 router ospf Enter OSPFv3 configuration mode.
router-id ip-address Set the 4-digit dotted-decimal number that uniquely
identifies the router.
auto-cost reference-
bandwidth ref_bw
Set the reference bandwidth used in the formula to
compute link cost for an interface:
link cost = ref_bw÷interface bandwidth
The ref_bw variable is the reference bandwidth in Mbps
(Range: 1–4294967).
default-information
originate [always]
[metric metric-value]
[metric-type type-value]
Control the advertisement of default routes.
always — Normally, OSPFv3 originates a default route
only if a default route is redistributed into OSPFv3 (and
default-information originate is configured). When the
always option is configured, OSPFv3 originates a default
route, even if no default route is redistributed.
metric-value
— The metric (or preference) value of the
default route. (Range: 1–16777214)
type-value
— The value is either 1 or 2: External type-1
route or External type-2 route.
default-metric metric-
value
Set a default for the metric of distributed routes. (Range:
1–16777214).