Configuring a Switch to Filter LSAs to Be Sent
Context
When multiple links exist between two switches, you can configure the local switch to filter the LSAs to be sent. This prevents unnecessary transmissions of LSAs and saves bandwidth resources.
Perform the following steps on a switch running OSPF.
Procedure
- Run system-view
The system view is displayed.
- Run interface interface-type interface-number
The interface view is displayed.
- On an Ethernet interface, run undo portswitch
The interface is switched to Layer 3 mode.
By default, an Ethernet interface works in Layer 2 mode.
The mode switching function takes effect when the interface only has attribute configurations (for example, shutdown and description configurations). Alternatively, if configuration information supported by both Layer 2 and Layer 3 interfaces exists (for example, mode lacp and lacp system-id configurations), no configuration that is not supported after the working mode of the interface is switched can exist. If unsupported configurations exist on the interface, delete the configurations first and then run the undo portswitch command.
If many Ethernet interfaces need to be switched to Layer 3 mode, run the undo portswitch batch interface-type { interface-number1 [ to interface-number2 ] } &<1-10> command in the system view to switch these interfaces to Layer 3 mode in batches.
- Run ospf filter-lsa-out { all | { summary [ acl { acl-number | acl-name } ] | ase [ acl { acl-number | acl-name } ] | nssa [ acl { acl-number | acl-name } ] } * }
The switch is configured to filter the LSAs to be sent.
By default, the LSAs to be sent are not filtered.
