area <AREA-ID>

Description

Creates a normal area, with <AREA-ID> set if not present. If the area is already present and it is not a normal area, then this command changes the area type to normal.

The no form of this command deletes the area with the <AREA-ID> specified. Area can be of any type (nssa, nssa no-summary, stub, stub no-summary, and default normal area).

Command context

config-ospf

Parameters

<AREA-ID>

Specifies the area ID in one of the following formats.

• OSPF area identifier in IPv4 address format. Format: A.B.C.D

• OSPF area identifier in decimal format. Range: 0-4294967295.

Authority

Administrators or local user group members with execution rights for this command.

Examples

Creating a normal area:

switch(config)# router ospf 1
switch(config-ospf-1)# area 1
switch(config-ospf-1)# area 10.1.1.1
Switch(config-ospf-1)# show running-config current-context router ospf 1
	router-id 1.1.1.1
	area 0.0.0.0
	area 0.0.0.1
	area 0.0.0.2 stub
	area 0.0.0.3 nssa

Deleting an area:

switch(config)# router ospf 1
switch(config-ospf-1)# no area 1