Contents
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OmniSwitch AOS Release 7 Advanced Routing Configuration Guide
March 2011
Configuring Router Capabilities ............................................................................ 1-29
Configuring Static Neighbors ................................................................................. 1-30
Configuring Redundant CMMs for Graceful Restart ............................................. 1-31
OSPF Application Example .......................................................................................... 1-32
Step 1: Prepare the Routers ............................................................................. 1-33
Step 2: Enable OSPF ....................................................................................... 1-34
Step 3: Create the Areas and Backbone .......................................................... 1-34
Step 4: Create, Enable, and Assign Interfaces ................................................. 1-35
Step 5: Examine the Network .......................................................................... 1-36
Verifying OSPF Configuration ..................................................................................... 1-37
Chapter 2
Configuring OSPFv3
................................................................................................... 2-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 2-1
OSPFv3 Specifications .................................................................................................... 2-2
OSPFv3 Defaults Table ................................................................................................... 2-3
OSPFv3 Quick Steps ....................................................................................................... 2-4
OSPFv3 Overview .......................................................................................................... 2-8
OSPFv3 Areas .......................................................................................................... 2-9
Classification of Routers ........................................................................................ 2-10
Virtual Links .......................................................................................................... 2-10
Stub Areas .............................................................................................................. 2-11
Equal Cost Multi-Path (ECMP) Routing ............................................................... 2-12
Configuring OSPFv3 ..................................................................................................... 2-13
Preparing the Network for OSPFv3 ....................................................................... 2-14
Activating OSPFv3 ................................................................................................ 2-14
Creating an OSPFv3 Area ...................................................................................... 2-15
Configuring Stub Area Default Metrics ................................................................. 2-16
Creating OSPFv3 Interfaces ................................................................................... 2-16
Creating Virtual Links ............................................................................................ 2-17
Configuring Redistribution .................................................................................... 2-18
Using Route Maps ........................................................................................... 2-19
Configuring Route Map Redistribution ........................................................... 2-22
Configuring Router Capabilities ............................................................................ 2-24
OSPFv3 Application Example ...................................................................................... 2-25
Step 1: Prepare the Routers ............................................................................. 2-26
Step 2: Load OSPFv3 ...................................................................................... 2-27
Step 3: Create the Areas and Backbone .......................................................... 2-28
Step 5: Examine the Network .......................................................................... 2-29
Verifying OSPFv3 Configuration ................................................................................. 2-30
Chapter 3
Configuring BGP
......................................................................................................... 3-1
In This Chapter ................................................................................................................ 3-1
BGP Specifications ........................................................................................................ 3-3
Quick Steps for Using BGP ............................................................................................ 3-4
BGP Overview ................................................................................................................ 3-5