BLADE OS™ Application Guide HP GbE2c Ethernet Blade Switch for c-Class BladeSystem Version 5.1 Advanced Functionality Software
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Preface
- Part 1: Basic Switching
- Accessing the Switch
- The Management Network
- Local Management Using the Console Port
- The Command Line Interface
- Remote Management Access
- Client IP Address Agents
- Securing Access to the Switch
- Setting Allowable Source IP Address Ranges
- RADIUS Authentication and Authorization
- TACACS+ Authentication
- LDAP Authentication and Authorization
- Secure Shell and Secure Copy
- Configuring SSH/SCP Features on the Switch
- Configuring the SCP Administrator Password
- Using SSH and SCP Client Commands
- SSH and SCP Encryption of Management Messages
- Generating RSA Host and Server Keys for SSH Access
- SSH/SCP Integration with Radius Authentication
- SSH/SCP Integration with TACACS+ Authentication
- End User Access Control
- Ports and Trunking
- Port-Based Network Access Control
- VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- RSTP and MSTP
- Link Layer Discovery Protocol
- Quality of Service
- Accessing the Switch
- Part 2: IP Routing
- Basic IP Routing
- Routing Information Protocol
- IGMP
- OSPF
- OSPF Overview
- OSPF Implementation in BLADE OS
- OSPF Configuration Examples
- Remote Monitoring
- Part 3: High Availability Fundamentals
- High Availability
- Layer 2 Failover
- Server Link Failure Detection
- VRRP Overview
- Failover Methods
- BLADE OS Extensions to VRRP
- Virtual Router Deployment Considerations
- High Availability Configurations
- High Availability
- Part 4: Appendices
- Index

BLADE OS 5.1 Application Guide
BMD00113, September 2009 Chapter 12: OSPF 193
Types of OSPF Routing Devices
As shown in Figure 21, OSPF uses the following types of routing devices:
Internal Router (IR)—a router that has all of its interfaces within the same area. IRs maintain
LSDBs identical to those of other routing devices within the local area.
Area Border Router (ABR)—a router that has interfaces in multiple areas. ABRs maintain one
LSDB for each connected area and disseminate routing information between areas.
Autonomous System Boundary Router (ASBR)—a router that acts as a gateway between the
OSPF domain and non-OSPF domains, such as RIP, BGP, and static routes.
Figure 21 OSPF Domain and an Autonomous System
Backbone
Area 0
Area 3
Area 2
Area 1
Inter-Area Routes
(Summary Routes)
ABR
ABR
ABR
ASBR
Internal
Router
ASBR
External
Routes
BGP
RIP
OSPF Autonomous System