Assigning the routing switch to an OSPF area
Create a Normal, Stub, or Not So Stubby (NSSA) area.
Prerequisites
You must be in the router configuration context, as indicated by the
switch(config-router)# prompt.
Procedure
Create an OSPF area for the routing switch using one of the following commands:
Create a normal area using the following command:
area <area-id>. For command details, seearea <AREA-ID>.Create a stub area using the following command:
area <area-id> stub. For command details, see GUID-291B1708-05DD-463C-999D-DC1962267A00.html#GUID-291B1708-05DD-463C-999D-DC1962267A00.Create a Not-So-Stubby-Area using the command:
area <area-id> nssa. For command details, seearea <AREA-ID> nssa.
For example, the following command creates a normal area with an area identifier of 10.1.1.1. Area identifier could alternatively be entered in decimal format such as 1.
switch(config-ospf-1)# area 10.1.1.1