Viewing graphs for OSPF on a VLAN

View graphs for OSPF on a VLAN. The graph formats available are: line chart, area chart, bar chart, and pie chart.

Before you begin

  • OSPF must be enabled.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > VLAN.
  2. Click VLANs.
  3. Click the Basic tab.
  4. Select a VLAN, and then click IP.
  5. Click the OSPF tab.
  6. Click Graph.
  7. Optional: To refresh the values in the table, click Clear Counters.
  8. To specify the polling interval, from the Poll Interval drop down menu, select a value. The options are:

    Choice Option

    Choice Description

    5s

    The polling interval is 5 seconds.

    10s

    The polling interval is 10 seconds.

    30s

    The polling interval is 30 seconds.

    1m

    The polling interval is 1 minute.

    5m

    The polling interval is 5 minutes.

    30m

    The polling interval is 30 minutes.

    1h

    The polling interval is 1 hour.

  9. Select one or two values.

    To select two values, for example, AbsoluteValue and Cumulative. Select the first value, and then press the Control key to select the second value. You cannot select more than two values.

  10. From the toolbar, click a chart icon. The options are:

    Choice Option

    Choice Description

    Line Chart

    Displays a line chart for the values you selected against the polling interval. The X axis represents time. The vertical axis represents the logging scale.

    Area Chart

    Displays an area chart for the values you selected against the polling interval. The X axis represents time. The vertical axis represents the logging scale.

    Bar Chart

    Displays a bar chart for the values you selected against the polling interval. The X axis represents time. The vertical axis represents the logging scale.

    Pie Chart

    Displays a pie chart for the values you selected against the polling interval.

    The Chart Legend uses different colors to identify the values you selected that are plotted on the graph.

  11. To switch the horizontal and vertical axes values, on the chart toolbar, click Horizontal.
  12. To switch views of the log scale from high to low values, or low to high values, on the chart toolbar, click Log Scale.
  13. To switch to another chart using the same values, on the chart toolbar, click a chart icon.

OSPF graph field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the OSPF graph tab.

Name

Description

AbsoluteValue

Displays the counter value.

Cumulative

Displays the total value since you opened the OSPF-Graph tab.

Average/sec

Displays the average value for each second.

Minimum/sec

Displays the minimum value for each second.

Maximum/sec

Displays the maximum value for each second.

LastVal/sec

Displays the last value for each second.

VersionMismatches

Displays the number version mismatches received by this interface.

AreaMismatches

Displays the number area mismatches received by this interface.

AuthTypeMismatches

Displays the number AuthType mismatches received by this interface.

AuthFailures

Displays the number Authentication failures.

NetMaskMismatches

Displays the number net mask mismatches received by this interface.

HelloIntervalMismatches

Displays the number hello interval mismatches received by this interface.

DeadIntervalMismatches

Displays the number dead interval mismatches received by this interface.

OptionMismatches

Displays the number options mismatches received by this interface.

RxHellos

Displays the number hello packets received by this interface.

RxDBDescrs

Displays the number database descriptor packets received by this interface.

RxLSUpdates

Displays the number Link state update packets received by this interface.

RxLSReqs

Displays the number Link state request packets received by this interface.

RxLSAcks

Displays the number Link state acknowledge packets received by this interface.

TxHellos

Displays the number hello packets transmitted by this interface.

TxDBDescrs

Displays the number database descriptor packets transmitted by this interface.

TxLSUpdates

Displays the number Link state update packets transmitted by this interface.

TxLSReqs

Displays the number Link state request packets transmitted by this interface.

TxLSAcks

Displays the number Link state acknowledge packets transmitted by this interface.
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