Configuring OSPF
There are no configuration tasks for this feature; it occurs automatically.
To observe OSPF packet pacing by displaying a list of LSAs waiting to be flooded over a specified
interface, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf flood-list if_name
Monitoring OSPF
You can display specific statistics such as the contents of IP routing tables, caches, and databases. You
can use the information provided to determine resource utilization and solve network problems. You can
also display information about node reachability and discover the routing path that your device packets
are taking through the network.
To display various routing statistics, perform one of the following tasks, as needed:
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To display general information about OSPF routing processes, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf [process-id [area-id]]
To display the internal OSPF routing table entries to the ABR and ASBR, enter the following
command:
hostname# show ospf border-routers
To display lists of information related to the OSPF database for a specific router, enter the following
command:
hostname# show ospf [process-id [area-id]] database
To display a list of LSAs waiting to be flooded over an interface (to observe OSPF packet pacing),
enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf flood-list if-name
To display OSPF-related interface information, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf interface [if_name]
To display OSPF neighbor information on a per-interface basis, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf neighbor [if-name] [neighbor-id] [detail]
To display a list of all LSAs requested by a router, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf request-list neighbor if_name
To display a list of all LSAs waiting to be resent, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf retransmission-list neighbor if_name
To display a list of all summary address redistribution information configured under an OSPF
process, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf [process-id] summary-address
To display OSPF-related virtual links information, enter the following command:
hostname# show ospf [process-id] virtual-links
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Configuring IP Routing and DHCP Services
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