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set protocols ospf6 area interface vif passive

set protocols ospf6 area interface vif passive

To make an OSPFv3 interface passive, use the set protocols ospf6 area interface vif passive command. Passive interfaces accept routing updates, but do not send them.

Command Syntax

set protocols ospf6 vrf vrf-name area area-id interface interface-name vif vif-name passive { true | false }

Parameters

vrf-name

Optional. Specifies a VRF name. The value is a string. It’s a user-defined VRF set by the command set ip vrf <vrf-name> [description <string>].

Note that: The configuration is in the default VRF if not explicitly bound to any VRF.

area-idOSPFv3 area identifier. Use the dotted decimal notation, for example, 0.0.0.0 for area 0.
interface-nameInterface name.
vif-nameVirtual interface name.
trueMake the interface passive. The interface accepts routing updates, but does not send them
falseThe interface is not passive. The interface both accepts and sends routing updates.

Example

The following example makes the interface vlan2 passive:

admin@Switch# set protocols ospf6 area 0.0.0.0 interface vlan2 vif vlan2 passive true

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