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When an NSSA contains more than one ABR, OSPFv3 elects one of the ABRs to perform the LSA
translation for NSSA. OSPF elects the ABR with the highest router ID. If the elected ABR becomes
unavailable, OSPFv3 automatically elects the ABR with the next highest router ID to take over
translation of LSAs for the NSSA. The election process for NSSA ABRs is automatic.

For example, to set up OSPFv3 areas 10.70.12.10, 10.70.12.11, 10.70.12.12, and 10.70.12.13, enter
the following commands.

device(config-ospf6-router)# area 10.70.12.10

device(config-ospf6-router)# area 10.70.12.11

device(config-ospf6-router)# area 10.70.12.12

device(config-ospf6-router)# area 10.70.12.13

Syntax: [no] area {number | ipv4-address}

The number and ipv4-address parameters specify the area number, which can be a number or in IPv4
address format.

NOTE
You can assign only one area on a device interface.

Assigning a totally stubby area

By default, the device sends summary LSAs (type 3 LSAs) into stub areas. You can reduce the number
of LSAs sent into a stub area by configuring the device to stop sending summary LSAs into the area.
You can disable the summary LSAs when you are configuring the stub area or later after you have
configured the area.

This feature disables origination of summary LSAs into a stub area, but the device still accepts
summary LSAs from OSPF neighbors and floods them to other areas. The device can form adjacencies
with other routers regardless of whether summarization is enabled or disabled for areas on each router.

When you disable the summary LSAs, the change takes effect immediately. If you apply the option to a
previously configured area, the device flushes all of the summary LSAs it has generated (as an ABR)
from the area.

NOTE
This feature applies only when the Brocade device is configured as an Area Border Router (ABR) for
the area. To completely prevent summary LSAs from being sent to the area, disable the summary LSAs
on each OSPF router that is an ABR for the area.

For example, to disable summary LSAs for stub area 40 and specify an additional metric of 99, enter
the following command.

device(config-ospf6-router)# area 40 stub 99 no-summary

Syntax: [no] area {number | ipv4-address} stub metric [no-summary]

The number and ipv4-address parameters specify the area number, which can be a number or in IPv4
address format. If you specify a number, the number can be from 0 through 2,147,483,647.

The stub metric parameter specifies an additional cost for using a route to or from this area and can be
from 1 through 16777215. There is no default. Normal areas do not use the cost parameter.

The no-summary parameter applies only to stub areas and disables summary LSAs from being sent
into the area.

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