Ospf Monitoring; Browse Ospf Lsdb Table - D-Link Xstack DGS-3600 Series User Manual

OSPF Monitoring

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 Monitoring.

Browse OSPF LSDB Table

This table, located in the Monitoring folder, can be found in the OSPF Monitor folder, by clicking on the Browse OSPF LSDB
Table link. The OSPF LSDB Table displays the current link-state database in use by the OSPF routing protocol on a per-OSPF
area basis.
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, users must enter the IP address in the Area ID field, and then click Find.
If Adv. Router ID is selected, users must enter the IP address in the Adv. Router ID field, and then click Find.
If LSDB is selected, users must select the type of link state (RTRLink, NETLink, Summary, ASSummary, ASExtLink and
NSSA_EXT) in the LSDB Type field, and then click Find.
The following fields are displayed in the OSPF LSDB Table:
Parameter
Area ID
Adv. Router ID
LSDB Type
Link State ID
Cost
Sequence
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Figure 12- 42. OSPF LSDB Table window
Description
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.
Displays the Advertising Router's ID.
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), and NSSA_EXT (Not So Stubby Area external)
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
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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.
Displays the cost of the table entry.
Displays a sequence number corresponding to number of times the current link has been
advertised as changed.
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