Area - Dell PowerConnect J-EX4200-24T Software Manual

Dell PowerConnect J-Series Ethernet Switch Complete Software Guide for Junos OS

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area area-id;
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols (ospf | ospf3)],
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast |
ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)],
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols
(ospf | ospf3)],
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols
ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)],
[edit protocols (ospf | ospf3)],
[edit protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast | ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)],
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols (ospf | ospf3)],
[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name protocols ospf3 realm (ipv4-unicast |
ipv4-multicast | ipv6-multicast)]
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 10.2 for J-EX Series switches.
Specify the area identifier for this routing device to use when participating in OSPF routing.
All routing devices in an area must use the same area identifier to establish adjacencies.
Specify multiple statements to configure the routing device as an area border router.
area
An area border router does not automatically summarize routes between areas; use the
area-range statement to configure route summarization. By definition, an area border
router must be connected to the backbone area either through a physical link or through
a virtual link. To create a virtual link, include the
To specify that the routing device is directly connected to the OSPF and OSPFv3
backbone, include the
area 0.0.0.0
All routing devices on the backbone must be contiguous. If they are not, use the
statement to create the appearance of connectivity to the backbone.
—Area identifier. The identifier can be up to 32 bits. It is common to specify the
area-id
area number as a simple integer or an IP address. Area number
for the OSPF and OSPFv3 backbone area.
routing—To view this statement in the configuration.
routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
virtual-link on page 1742
Configuring OSPF Areas
Configuring Multiple Address Families for OSPFv3
statement.
virtual-link
statement.
virtual-link
is reserved
0.0.0.0