Dell S4810 Reference Manual page 1208

Field
Metric
Forward Address
External Route
Tag
Example
Dell#show ip ospf 1 database external
LS age: 612
Options: (No TOS-capability, No DC, E)
LS type: Type-5 AS External
Link State ID: 12.12.12.2
Advertising Router: 20.31.3.1
LS Seq Number: 0x80000007
Checksum: 0x4cde
Length: 36
Network Mask: /32
LS age: 1868
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC)
LS type: Type-5 AS External
Link State ID: 24.216.12.0
Advertising Router: 20.20.20.8
LS Seq Number: 0x80000005
Checksum: 0xa00e
Length: 36
Network Mask: /24
Dell#
Related show ip ospf database
Commands
1208
Description
Displays the LSA metric.
Identifies the address of the forwarding router. Data traffic is
forwarded to this router. If the forwarding address is 0.0.0.0,
data traffic is forwarded to the originating router.
Displays the 32-bit field attached to each external route.
The OSPF protocol does not use this field, but you can use
the field for external route management.
OSPF Router with ID (20.20.20.5) (Process ID 1)
Type-5 AS External
Metrics Type: 2
TOS: 0
Metrics: 25
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 43
Metrics Type: 2
TOS: 0
Metrics: 1
Forward Address: 0.0.0.0
External Route Tag: 701
— displays OSPF database information.
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)