Viewing virtual neighbors

View virtual neighbors to view the area and virtual link configuration for the neighboring device.

Before you begin

  • Change the VRF instance as required to configure OSPF on a specific VRF instance. The VRF must have an RP trigger of OSPF. Not all parameters are configurable on non-default VRFs.

Procedure

  1. In the navigation pane, expand Configuration > IP.
  2. Click OSPF.
  3. Click the Virtual Neighbors tab.

Virtual Neighbors field descriptions

Use the data in the following table to use the Virtual Neighbors tab.

Name

Description

Area

Specifies the subnetwork in which the virtual neighbor resides.

RtrId

Specifies the 32-bit integer (represented as an IP address) that uniquely identifies the neighbor router in the autonomous system.

IP Address

Specifies the IP address of the virtual neighboring router.

Options

Specifies the bit mask that corresponds to the neighbor options parameter.

State

Specifies the OSPF interface state.

Events

Specifies the number of state changes or error events that occurred between the OSPF router and the neighbor router.

LsRetransQLen

Specifies the number of elapsed seconds between advertising retransmissions of the same packet to a neighbor.

HelloSuppressed

Specifies whether hello packets from the neighbor are suppressed.