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Cisco Nexus 3548 Switch NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference
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Chapter Unicast Routing Commands
auto-cost (OSPF)
auto-cost (OSPF)
To control how Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) calculates default metrics for an interface, use the
auto-cost
command. To assign the default reference bandwidth of 40 Gb/s, use the
no
form of this
command.
auto-cost
reference-bandwidth
bandwidth
[
Gbps
|
Mbps
]
no auto-cost
reference-bandwidth
Syntax Description
Command Default
40 Gb/s. The bandwidth defaults to Gb/s if you do not specify the
Gpbs
or
Mbps
keyword.
Command Modes
Router configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines
Use the
auto-cost
command to set the reference bandwidth used by the OSPF cost-metric calculation.
The value set by the
ip ospf cost
command overrides the cost that results from the
auto-cost
command.
This command requires the LAN Base Services license.
Examples
This example shows how to set the reference bandwidth for all local interfaces in an OSPF instance:
switch#
configure terminal
switch(config)#
router ospf 201
switch(config-router)#
auto-cost reference-bandwidth 10
switch(config-router)#
Related Commands
reference-bandwidth
bandwidth
Sets the reference bandwidth used to calculate the default metrics for
an interface. The range depends on whether you use the
Gbps
or
MBps
keywords.
Gbps
(Optional) Specifies the rate in Gbps (bandwidth). The range is from
1 to 4000; the default is 40.
Mbps
(Optional) Specifies the rate in Mbps (bandwidth). The range is from
1 to 4000000; the default is 40000.
Release
Modification
5.0(3)A1(1)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
ip ospf cost
Explicitly specifies the cost of sending a packet on an interface.