Showing OSPF Error Statistics on a Port

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

Procedure

  1. Enter Privileged EXEC mode:

    enable

  2. Display extended information about OSPF errors for the specified port or for all ports:

    show interfaces GigabitEthernet error ospf [{slot/port[/sub-port][-slot/port[/sub-port]][,...]}]

Variable Definitions

Use the following table to help you use the show interfaces GigabitEthernet error ospf 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 interfaces GigabitEthernet error ospf command.

Table 1. show interfaces GigabitEthernet error ospf field descriptions

Parameters

Description

PORT NUM

Indicates the port number.

VERSION MISMATCH

Indicates the number of version mismatches this interface receives.

AREA MISMATCH

Indicates the number of area mismatches this interface receives.

AUTHTYPEMISMATCH

Indicates the number of AuthType mismatches this interface receives.

AUTH FAILURES

Indicates the number of authentication failures.

NET_MASK MISMATCH

Indicates the number of net mask mismatches this interface receives.

HELLOINT MISMATCH

Indicates the number of hello interval mismatches this interface receives.

DEADINT MISMATCH

Indicates the number of dead interval mismatches this interface receives.

OPTION MISMATCH

Indicates the number of options mismatches this interface receives.