topic RE: ospf in ExtremeSwitching (EXOS/Switch Engine)

ospf

John_Wood — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:40:00 GMT

Please help to create ospf. I am a beginner in Extreme switches. Can you recommend how to build a extreme network

RE: ospf

Mrxlazuardin — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:47:00 GMT

Hi John,

I don't understand why you need OSPF since all X440 and X460 can be placed as L2 and routed as VLAN to VLAN routing on X670.

Best regards,

RE: ospf

John_Wood — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:47:00 GMT

Sorry, my fail. Can you recommend what protocols to use for optimal use? Thank you

RE: ospf

Mrxlazuardin — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:47:00 GMT

Hi Jhon,

With your case, I prefer not to use any routing protocol since all end points can be seen as direct connected VLANs. You can make 802.1Q trunk on switch to switch links.

Best regards,

RE: ospf

John_Wood — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 23:47:00 GMT

thank you very much!

RE: ospf

Brian_Austin — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:10:00 GMT

Hello John,

if you are trying to build on OSPF network please check out the gtac knowledge such as the link below for configuration help.

https://gtacknowledge.extremenetworks.com/articles/How_To/How-to-configure-an-OSPF-interface/

kind regards,
Brian Austin

RE: ospf

Tripathy__Priya — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 09:43:00 GMT

I totally agree with Mrxlazuardin here. Because normally OSPF is a link state protocol that distributes routing information between routers belonging to a single IP domain; the IP domain is also known as an autonomous system (AS). In a link-state routing protocol, each router maintains a database describing the topology of the AS. Each participating router has an identical database maintained from the perspective of that router.

But in your scenario out of the network diagram nothing seems to meet this requirement hence no need of routing protocols to be implemented.