Switch User Manual

254 IP Routing Configuration and Management
OSPF dialog - Redistribute tab
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Use the fields provided on this tab to configure redistribution. These
fields are described in the following table.
Redistribute tab fields
Field Description
RouteSource Select the route source protocol for redistribution
(RIP, Direct or Static).
Enable Indicates whether the redistribution entry is active.
Metric A value between 0 and 65535 that indicates the
metric to be announced in the advertisement.
MetricType The field specifies the metric type. The value
type1 is treated as an internal metric and type2
is treated as an external metric.
Subnets This field indicates whether subnetworks need to
be advertised individually. Options available are:
allow and suppress.
RoutePolicy The name of an existing route policy that will be
used to determine whether a specific route should
be advertised to a given protocol.
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Click Apply.
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Redistribution creation
To create a new redistribution entry, follow this procedure:
Step Action
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Select IP Routing > OSPF from the Device Manager menu. The
OSPF dialog will open. Select the Redistribute tab. This tab is
illustrated above.
Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 5500 Series
Configuration-IP Routing Protocols
NN47200-503 03.01 Standard
5.1 27 August 2007
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