Configure the Cost of the Route

Define the Cost of the Route. Metrics in OSPF are normally based on cost. Cos is a number that normally reflects the line speed of the medium the router is attached.

CLI> define ospf interfaceMetric value

Parameter	Range of Values	Required Action
<IPAddress>	IPAddress	Enter the IPAddress of the OSPF unit you want to assign the metric value to.
<Value>	INTEGER (0..'FFFF' h)	Enter the value of the medium the router is attached. The default for this parameter is 3. For example, if the ethernet port of a router running at 10Mbs is configured for OSPF, the cost might be a value of 10.

Note: Normally, the slower the connection speed the higher the cost. Each manufacturer provides a cost for the speed parameters for each type of connection. You can override the default value of 3 and change the cost to anything you want.

Example:

CLI> define ospf interfaceMetric value 11.0.0.1 10

CLI> define ospf interfaceMetric value 192.168.111.1 250

CLI> define ospf interfaceMetric value 192.168.111.9 100

Example of a cost route configuration.

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