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OSPF Monitor
This section offers windows regarding OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) information on the Switch, including the OSPF LSDB
Table, OSPF Neighbor Table and the OSPF Virtual Neighbor Table. To view these tables, open the Monitoring folder and
click OSPF Monitor.
Browse OSPF LSDB Table
The OSPF Link-State Database Table displays the current link-state database in use by the OSPF routing protocol on a per-
OSPF area basis. To view this table, click Monitoring > OSPF Monitor > Browse OSPF LSDB Table.
Figure 12- 36. Browse OSPF LSDB Table
The user may search for a specific entry by entering the following information into the fields at the top of the screen:
To browse the OSPF LSDB Table, you first must select which browse method you want to use in the Search Type field. The
choices are All, Area ID, Advertise Router ID, LSDB, Area ID & Advertise Router ID, Area ID & LSDB, and Advertise Router ID
& LSDB.
If Area ID is selected as the browse method, you must enter the IP address in the Area ID field, and then click Find.
If Adv. Router ID is selected, you must enter the IP address in the Adv. Router ID field, and then click Find.
If LSDB is selected, you must select the type of link state (RtrLink, NetLink, Summary, ASSummary and ASExtLink) in the LSDB
Type field, and then click Find.
The following fields are displayed in the OSPF LSDB Table:
Parameter Description
Area ID
Allows the entry of an OSPF Area ID. This Area ID will then be used to search the table, and
display an entry − if there is one.
LSDB Type
Displays which one of eight types of link advertisements by which the current link was
discovered by the Switch: All, Router link (RTRLink), Network link (NETLink), Summary link
(Summary), Autonomous System link (ASSummary), Autonomous System external link
(ASExternal), MCGLink (Multicast Group) and NSSA (Not So Stubby Area).
Adv. Router ID
Displays the Advertising Router’s ID.
Link State ID
This field identifies the portion of the Internet environment that is being described by the
advertisement. The contents of this field depend on the advertisement's LS type.
LS Type
Link State ID
1 The originating router's Router ID.
2 The IP interface address of the network's Designated Router.
3 The destination network's IP address.
4 The Router ID of the described AS boundary router.
Cost
Displays the cost of the table entry.