Administrator Guide

OSPF and OSPFv3 1225
Configuring OSPF Features (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands used for configuring
and viewing OSPF settings on the switch. This section does not describe all
available show commands. For more information about all available OSPF
commands, see the
Dell Networking N1500, N2000, N3000, and N4000 Series
Switches CLI Reference Guide
at www.dell.com/support.
Configuring Global OSPF Settings
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to
configure various global OSPF settings for the switch.
Command Purpose
configure Enter global configuration mode.
router ospf Enter OSPF 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).
capability opaque Allow OSPF to store and flood opaque LSAs. An opaque
LSA is used for flooding user defined information within
an OSPF router domain.
compatible rfc1583 (Optional) Enable compatibility with RFC 1583.
If all OSPF routers in the routing domain are capable of
operating according to RFC 2328, OSPF 1583
compatibility mode should be disabled.