Showing Extended OSPF Statistics

Use statistics to help you monitor Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) performance. You can also use statistics in troubleshooting procedures.

Procedure

To enter User EXEC mode, log on to the switch.
Display extended OSPF information about the specified port or for all ports:

show ports statistics ospf extended [{slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}]

Example

Display extended OSPF information:

Switch:1>enable
Switch:1#show ports statistics ospf extended

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                            Port Stats Ospf Extended
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PORT_NUM RXLS_REQS  TXLS_REQS  RXLS_ACKS  TXLS_ACKS
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1/3      0          0          0          0

Variable Definitions

Use the data in the following table to use the show ports statistics ospf extended command.


Variable	Value
{slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}	Identifies the slot and port in one of the following formats: a single slot and port (slot/port), a range of slots and ports (slot/port-slot/port), or a series of slots and ports (slot/port,slot/port,slot/port). If the platform supports channelization and the port is channelized, you must also specify the sub-port in the format slot/port/sub-port.

Job Aid

The following table describes the output for the show ports statistics ospf extended command.

Table 1. show ports statistics ospf extended output description
Parameters	Description
PORT_NUM	Indicates the port number.
RXLS_REQS	Indicates the number of link state update request packets received by this interface.
TXLS_REQS	Indicates the number of link state request packets transmitted by this interface.
RXLS_ACKS	Indicates the number of link state acknowledge packets received by this interface.
TXLS_ACKS	Indicates the number of link state acknowledge packets transmitted by this interface.