> OSPF Configuration Mode Commands
> The OSPF Configuration sub-mode is used to configure the OSPF routing protocol. This mode includes commands that configure OSPF routing parameters.
> Important: The commands or keywords/variables that are available are dependent on platform type, product version, and installed license(s).
> area authentication
> Enables authentication for the specified OSPF area.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } authentication [ message-digest ] no area { ipaddress | decimal_value } authentication [ message-digest ]
> no
> Disables authentication for the specified area.
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the area where authentication will be enabled.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the area where authentication will be enabled. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> message-digest
> Sets the OSPF authentication type to use the message digest 5 (MD5) authentication method.
> Usage
> Use this command to enable authentication of OPSF areas.
> Example
> The following command enables authentication for an OSPF area defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the OSPF authentication type to MD5:
> area 192.168.100.10 authentication message-digest
> area default-cost
> This command configures the default cost for an area.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } default-cost cost_value no area { ipaddress | decimal_value } default-cost cost_value
> no
> Deletes the default cost for the area.
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> cost_value
> The default cost to be configured for the specified area. This must be an integer from 0 through 16777215.
> Usage
> Use this command to configure the default cost for an OSPF area.
> Example
> The following command sets the default cost for an OSPF area defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 to 300:
> area 192.168.100.10 default-cost 300
> area nssa
> Define an area as an NSSA (Not So Stubby Area) and configure OSPF parameters for it.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } nssa [default-information-originate] [no-redistribution no-summary] [translate-always] [translate-candidate] [translate-never]
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the NSSA area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the NSSA area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> default-information-originate
> Originate default information to the NSSA area
> no-redistribution
> Do not redistribute external routes to the NSSA area
> no-summary
> Do not inject inter-area routes into NSSA
> translate-always
> Configure NSSA-ABR to always translate
> translate-candidate
> Configure NSSA-ABR for translate election ( This is enabled by default. )
> translate-never
> Configure NSSA-ABR to never translate
> Usage
> Use this command to define NSSA areas.
> Example
> The following command defines the area designated by the IP address 192.168.100.10 as an NSSA area:
> area 192.168.100.10 nssa
> area stub
> This command defines an area as a stub area.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } stub [ no-summary ]
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the stub area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the stub area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> no-summary
> Disables (stops) the ABR from sending summary LSAs into the stub area.
> Usage
> Use this command to define an OPSF area as a stub area.
> Example
> The following command defines the OSPF area defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 as a stub area:
> area 192.168.100.10 stub
> area virtual-link
> This command configures a virtual link between an area that cannot be physically connected to the network backbone and an area that is physically connected to the network backbone.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } virtual-link router_id_address
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the transit area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the transit area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> router_id_address
> The router id, in dotted-decimal notation, of the ABR to be linked to.
> Usage
> Use this command to create a virtual link between an area that is connected to the network backbone and an area that cannot be connected to the network backbone.
> Example
> The following command creates a virtual link between the OSPF areas defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the IP address 192.168.200.20:
> area 192.168.100.10 virtual-link 192.168.200.20
> area virtual link authentication
> This command configures the OSPF authentication method to be used by the virtual link between an area that cannot be physically connected to the network backbone and an area that is physically connected to the network backbone.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } virtual-link router_id_address { message-digest | null | text }
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the transit area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the transit area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> router_id_address
> The router id, in dotted-decimal notation, of the ABR to be linked to.
> message-digest
> Set the OSPF authentication type to use the message digest (MD) authentication method.
> null
> Set the OSPF authentication type to use no authentication, thus disabling either MD or clear text methods.
> text
> Set the OSPF authentication type to use the clear text authentication method.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the authentication method for a virtual link between an area that is connected to the network backbone and an area that cannot be connected to the network backbone.
> Example
> The following command sets the authentication method for a virtual link between the OSPF areas defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the IP address 192.168.200.20 to use no authentication:
> area 192.168.100.10 virtual-link 192.168.200.2 null
> area virtual-link authentication-key
> This command configures the authentication password for the virtual link between an area that cannot be physically connected to the network backbone and an area that is physically connected to the network backbone.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } virtual-link router_id_address authentication-key [ encrypted ] password authentication_key
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the transit area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the transit area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> router_id_address
> The router id, in dotted-decimal notation, of the ABR to be linked to.
> encrypted
> Use this if you are pasting a previously encrypted authentication key into the CLI command.
> password authentication_key
> The password to use for authentication. authentication_key is a string variable, from 1 through 16 alphanumeric characters, that denotes the authentication password. This variable is entered in clear text format.
> Usage
> Use this command to specify the authentication password for a virtual link between an area that is connected to the network backbone and an area that cannot be connected to the network backbone.
> Example
> The following command creates an authentication password of 123456 for a virtual link between the OSPF areas defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the IP address 192.168.200.20:
> area 192.168.100.10 virtual-link 192.168.200.20 authentication-key password 123456
> area virtual link intervals
> This command configures the interval or delay type, and the delay time in seconds, for the virtual link between an area that cannot be physically connected to the network backbone and an area that is physically connected to the network backbone.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } virtual-link router_id_address [ dead-interval value ] [ hello-interval value ] [ retransmit-interval value ] [ transmit-delay value ]
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the transit area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> router_id_address
> The router id, in dotted-decimal notation, of the ABR to be linked to.
> dead-interval value
> The interval, in seconds, that the router should wait, during which time no packets are received and after the router considers a neighboring router to be off-line. value must be an integer from 1 through 65535.
> hello-interval value
> The interval, in seconds before sending a hello packet. value must be an integer from 1 through 65535.
> retransmit-interval value
> The interval, in seconds, that router should wait before retransmitting a packet. value must be an integer from 1 through 65535.
> transmit-delay value
> The interval, in seconds, that the router should wait before transmitting a packet. value must be an integer from 1 through 65535.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the intervals or delay types for a virtual link between an area that is connected to the network backbone and an area that cannot be connected to the network backbone.
> Example
> The following command sets the retransmit interval for a virtual link between the OSPF areas defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the IP address 192.168.200.20 to 60 seconds:
> area 192.168.100.10 virtual-link 192.168.200.20 retransmit-interval 60
> area virtual link message-digest-key
> This command enables the use of MD5-based OSPF authentication for the virtual link between an area that cannot be physically connected to the network backbone and an area that is physically connected to the network backbone.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> area { ipaddress | decimal_value } virtual-link router_id_address message-digest-key key_id md5 [ encrypted ] password authentication_key
> ipaddress
> The IP address, in IPv4 dotted-decimal notation, of the transit area.
> decimal-value
> The identification number of the transit area. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> router_id_address
> The router id, in dotted-decimal notation, of the ABR to be linked to.
> message-digest-key key_id
> Specifies the key identifier number. key_id must be an integer from 1 through 255.
> encrypted
> Used this if you are pasting a previously encrypted authentication key into the CLI command.
> password authentication_key
> The password to use for authentication. authentication_key is a string variable, from 1 through 16 alphanumeric characters, that denotes the authentication password. This variable is entered in clear text format.
> Usage
> Use this command to enable the use of MD5-based OSPF authentication for a virtual link between an area that is connected to the network backbone and an area that cannot be connected to the network backbone.
> Example
> The following command enables the use of MD5-based OSPF authentication for a virtual link between the OSPF areas defined by the IP address 192.168.100.10 and the IP address 192.168.200.20, sets the MD5 Key ID to 25, and the password to 123456:
> area 192.168.100.10 virtual-link 192.168.200.20 message-digest-key 25 md5 password 123456
> capability graceful-restart
> This command configures graceful-restart. By default, capability is set to enabled.
> Product
> PDFN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> capability graceful-restart
> no capability graceful-restart
> no
> Disables capability graceful-restart.
> Usage
> Use this command to configure graceful-restart.
> Example
> The following command configure capability graceful-restart:
> capability graceful-restart
> default-information originate
> This command creates a default external route into an OSPF routing domain.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> default-information originate [ always ] [ metric metric_value ] [ metric-type { 1 | 2 } ] [ route-map route_map_name ]
> always
> Indicates that the route should always be advertised, regardless of whether the software has a default route or not.
> metric metric_value
> Sets the OSPF metric used in creating the default route. This must be an integer from 1 through 16777214.
> metric-type { 1 | 2 }
> Sets the default route metric type.
> 1 : Sets the OSPF external link type for default routes to Type 1.
> 2 : Sets the OSPF external link type for default routes to Type 2.
> route-map route_map_name
> Specifies the name of the default route-map to be use. This must be specified as a string of 1 through 79 alphanumeric characters.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the default external route into an OSPF routing domain.
> Example
> The following command sets the default external route to originate from the routemap named rmap1:
> default-information originate route-map rmap1
> default metric
> This command configures the default metric value for the OSPF routing protocol.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> default-metric metric_value
> metric-value
> The metric value to set. This must be an integer from 1 through 16777214. The default metric value setting is 26385.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the default metric for routes.
> Example
> The following command sets the default metric to 235:
> default-metric 235
> distance
> This command configures the OSPF route administrative distances for all OSPF route types or based on specific route type.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> distance { distance_value | ospf { [ external distance_value ] [ inter-area distance_value ] [ intra-area distance_value ] } }
> distance_value
> is an integer, ranging from 1 to 255, that sets OSPF route administrative distances. The default distance value is 110.
> ospf { [ external distance_value ] [ inter-area distance_value ] [ intra-area distance_value ] }
> Set the distance value for the specified route type.
> external distance_value: Set the OSPF route administrative distance for routes from other routing domains, learned by redistribution. This must be an integer from 1 through 255. The default is 110.
> inter-area distance_value: sets the OSPF route administrative distance for routes from one routing area to another. This must be an integer from 1 through 255. The default is 110.
> intra-area distance_value: sets the OSPF route administrative distance for all routes within an area. This must be an integer from 1 through 255. The default is 110.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the administrative distance for OSPF routes.
> Example
> The following command sets the administrative distance for all OSPF route types to 30:
> distance 30
> distribute-list
> This command enables the filtering of networks in outgoing routing updates.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> distribute-list route_access_list out { connected | rip | static }
> route_access_list
> The name of the OSPF route access list to use. This is an alphanumeric string up to 63 characters in length.
> connected
> Filter connected routes.
> rip
> Filter RIP routes. (RIP is not supported at this time.)
> static
> Filter static routes.
> Usage
> Use this command to enable the filtering of outgoing route updates by using the specified route access list.
> Example
> The following command uses the route access list named ral1 to filter outgoing routing updates for all connected routes:
> distribute-list ral1 out connected
> end
> Exits the NTP configuration mode and returns to the Exec mode.
> Product
> All
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> end
> Usage
> Change the mode back to the Exec mode.
> exit
> Exits the NTP configuration mode and returns to the global configuration mode.
> Product
> All
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> exit
> Usage
> Return to the global configuration mode.
> ip vrf
> This command configures the VRF instances for OSPF routing protocol.
> Product
> All
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> ip vrf vrf_name
> no ip vrf vrf_name
> no
> Disables the VRF instances and removes the configured VRF context association for OSPF routing.
> vrf_name
> vrf_name is name of a preconfigured virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) context configured in Context configuration mode through ip vrf command.
> Usage
> Use this command to configure the IP VRF forwarding also to associate the preconfigured VRF context with the specific tunnel interface.
> This command creates and enters the OSPF VRF Configuration Mode if required to configure the VRF context instances for OSPF routing.
> Example
> The following command enables preconfigured VRF context instance ospf_vrf1 for OSPF routing and enters the OSPF VRF Configuration mode:
> ip vrf ospf_vrf1
> neighbor
> This command configures OSPF routers that interconnect to non-broadcast networks.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> neighbor ip_address [ poll-interval poll_interval_value ] [ priority priority_value ]
> ip_address
> The interface IP address of the OSPF neighbor. This must be an IP address entered in dotted-decimal notation.
> poll-interval poll_interval_value
> Default: 120
> Set the number of seconds in the dead neighbor polling interval. This must be an integer from 1 through 65535
> priority priority_value
> Default: 0
> Set the 8-bit number that represents the router priority value of the non-broadcast neighbor associated with the IP address specified. This must be an integer from 0 through 255. This keyword does not apply to point-to-multipoint interfaces.
> Usage
> Use this command to configure OSPF routers that connect to non-broadcast networks.
> Example
> The following command specifies an OSPF router neighbor with the IP address of 192.168.100.10:
> neighbor 192.168.100.10
> network area
> This command enables OSPF on an interface and defines the OSPF area for that network.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> network network_ip_address/network_mask area { area_id | area_ip_address }
> network_ip_address/network_mask
> The network address and mask that specify the interface on which OSPF will be enabled. This in entered in dotted-decimal notation, followed by the “/” and the mask. Example: 192.168.1.0/24.
> area_id
> The OSPF area identification number for the specified network. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> area_ip_address
> The IP address of the OSPF area for the specified network. This must be entered in dotted-decimal notation.
> Usage
> Use this command to specify the IP address of the network interface that the OSPF router will use.
> Example
> The following command specified that the OSPF router will use the interface at IP address 192.168.1.0 with a netmask of 24:
> network 192.168.1.0/24
> ospf graceful-restart
> This command helps configure graceful-restart specific settings.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> ospf graceful-restart { grace-period grace_period | helper { never | policy { only-reload | only-upgrade } }
> grace-period grace-period
> OSPF graceful restart grace period (seconds) is the time in which OSPF restarts, it should be and integer between 1 to 1800. Default grace period is 60 seconds.
> helper { never | policy }
> Helps configure OSPF helper settings.
> never: Specifies never as helper.
> policy { only-reload | only-upgrade }: Allows ospf graceful-restart helper policy.

> • | only-reload: Allows ospf graceful-restart helper policy only-reload.

> • | only-upgradeAllows ospf graceful-restart helper policy only-upgrade.

> Default is ospf graceful-restart grace-period.
> Usage
> Use this command to configure graceful-restart specific settings.
> Example
> The following command sets the graceful restart grace period to 60 seconds:
> ospf graceful-restart grace-period 60
> ospf graceful-restart helper policy only-reload
> ospf graceful-restart helper policy only-upgrade
> ospf router-id
> This command configures the router ID for the OSPF process.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> ospf router-id ip_address
> ip_address
> The router ID for the OSPF process. This must be an IP address entered in dotted-decimal notation
> Usage
> Use this command to set the router ID for the current OSPF router process.
> Example
> The following command sets the router ID to 192.168.200.1:
> ospf router-id 192.168.200.1
> passive-interface
> This command enables the suppression of OSPF routing updates on the specific interface.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> passive-interface interface_name
> interface_name
> The name assigned to a logical interface within the specific context. An interface name can be from 1 through 79 alphanumeric characters.
> Usage
> Use this command to suppress router updates on an interface in the current context.
> Example
> The following command suppresses OSPF routing updates on the interface named Intfc1:
> passive-interface Intfc1
> redistribute
> This command redistributes routes into OSPF. This means that any routes from another protocol are redistributed to OSPF neighbors using the OSPF protocol.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> redistribute { bgp | connected | rip | static } [ metric metric_value ] [ metric-type { 1 | 2 } ] [ route-map route_map_name ]
> bgp
> Specifies that BGP routes will be redistributed.
> Important: BGP routing is only supported for use with the HA.
> connected
> Specifies that connected routes will be redistributed.
> rip
> Specifies that RIP routes will be redistributed. (RIP is not supported at this time.)
> static
> Specifies that static routes will be redistributed.
> metric metric_value
> Sets the OSPF metric used in the redistributed route. This must be an integer from 1 through 16777214.
> metric-type { 1 | 2 }
> Default: 2
> Sets route metric type that is applied to redistributed routes.
> 1 : Sets the OSPF external link type for routes to Type 1.
> 2 : Sets the OSPF external link type for routes to Type 2.
> route-map route_map_name
> Filter routes through the specified route map before redistribution. route_map_name specifies the name of the route-map to use and must be specified as a string of 1 through 79 alphanumeric characters.
> Usage
> Use this command to define what routing protocols should have their routes redistributed into OSPF.
> Example
> The following command defines that BGP routes should be redistributed:
> redistribute bgp
> refresh timer
> This command adjusts the OSPF refresh timer.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> refresh timer value
> value
> Default: 10
> The minimum amount of time, in seconds, to wait before refreshing an LSA. This must be an integer from 10 through 1800.
> Usage
> Use this command to define the amount of time to wait before refreshing an LSA.
> Example
> The following command sets the refresh timer to 90 seconds:
> refresh timer 90
> router-id
> This command configures the router ID for the OSPF process.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> router-id ip_address
> ip_address
> The router ID for the OSPF process. This must be an IP address entered in dotted-decimal notation
> Usage
> Use this command to set the router ID for the current OSPF router process.
> Example
> The following command sets the router ID to 192.168.200.1:
> router-id 192.168.200.1
> timers spf
> This command adjusts the SPF timers.
> Product
> PDSN, HA, GGSN
> Privilege
> Security Administrator, Administrator
> Syntax
> timers spf delay_value hold_time_value
> delay_value
> Default: 5
> The delay time, in seconds, between receiving changes to an SPF calculation. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> hold_time_value
> Default: 10
> The hold time, in seconds, between consecutive SPF calculations. This must be an integer from 0 through 4294967295.
> Usage
> Use this command to set the SPF delay and hold timers for the current OSPF router process.
> Example
> The following command sets the delay timer to 15 and the hold timer to 15:
> timers spf 15 15

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