Command Line Reference Guide
link-state-id
(OPTIONAL) Specify LSA ID in dotted decimal format. The LSA ID
value depends on the LSA type, and it can be one of the following:
• the network’s IP address for Type 3 LSAs or Type 5 LSAs
• the router’s OSPF router ID for Type 1 LSAs or Type 4 LSAs
• the default destination (0.0.0.0) for Type 5 LSAs
adv-router
ip-
address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords adv-router and the ip-address to
display only the LSA information about that router.
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 9.0(1.3) Introduced on the S5000.
Usage
Information
The following describes output from the show ip ospf process-id database
external command shown in the Example below.
LS Age Displays the LSA’s age.
Options Displays the optional capabilities available on router. The following
options can be found in this item:
• TOS-capability or No TOS-capability is displayed depending
on whether the router can support Type of Service.
• DC or No DC is displayed depending on whether the
originating router can support OSPF over demand circuits.
• E or No E is displayed on whether the originating router can
accept AS External LSAs.
LS Type Displays the LSA’s type.
Link State ID Displays the Link State ID.
Advertising
Router
Identifies the router ID of the LSA’s originating router.
LS Seq Number Identifies the link state sequence number. This number enables you
to identify old or duplicate LSAs.
Checksum Displays the Fletcher checksum of the an LSA’s complete contents.
Length Displays the length in bytes of the LSA.
Network Mask Displays the network mask implemented on the area.
Metrics Type Displays the external type.
TOS Displays the Type of Service (TOS) options. Option 0 is the only option.
Metric Displays the LSA metric.
Forward Address 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.
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