Users Guide
Version Description
9.8(1.0) Introduced on the Z9100-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and E-Series.
Usage Information
In OSPF, ooding is the most resource-consuming task. The ooding algorithm, described in RFC-2328, requires
that OSPF ood LSAs (Link State Advertisements) on all interfaces, as governed by LSA’s ooding scope (see
Section 13 of the RFC). When multiple direct links connect two routers, the RFC-2328 ooding algorithm
generates signicant redundant information across all links.
By default, Dell Networking OS implements an enhanced ooding procedure that dynamically and intelligently
determines when to optimize ooding. Whenever possible, the OSPF task attempts to reduce ooding overhead by
selectively ooding on a subset of the interfaces between two routers.
When you enable flood-2328, this command congures Dell Networking OS to ood LSAs on all interfaces.
graceful-restart grace-period
Species the time duration, in seconds, that the router’s neighbors continue to advertise the router as fully adjacent regardless of the
synchronization state during a graceful restart.
NOTE
: This command enables OSPFv2 graceful restart globally by setting the grace period (in seconds) that an OSPFv2 router’s
neighbors continues to advertise the router as adjacent during a graceful restart.
S6000–ON
Syntax
graceful-restart grace-period seconds
To disable the grace period, use the no graceful-restart grace-period command.
Parameters
seconds Time duration, in seconds, that species the duration of the restart process before OSPF
terminates the process. The range is from 40 to 1800 seconds.
Defaults Not Congured
Command Modes ROUTER OSPF
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
1058 Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)










