Administrator Guide
Parameters
process-id
Enter the OSPF Process ID to clear a specific process. If no Process ID is entered, all
OSPF processes are cleared.
vrf name
Enter the keyword vrf to view debugging information on OSPF corresponding to that
VRF.
bfd (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword bfd to debug only OSPF BFD information.
event (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword event to debug only OSPF event information.
packet (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword packet to debug only OSPF packet information.
spf (OPTIONAL) Enter the keyword spf to display the Shortest Path First information.
database-timers (OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords database-timers to display the LSA throttling timer
information.
Command Modes EXEC Privilege
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell Networking
OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.4(0.0) Added support for VRF on all platforms (Except MXL and STOMP).
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0 Added the database-timer rate-limit option for the S4810.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.8.1.0 Added support for the Multi-Process OSPF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The following describes the debug ip ospf command shown in the Example below.
Field Description
8:14 Displays the time stamp.
OSPF Displays the OSPF process ID: instance ID.
v: Displays the OSPF version. The system supports version 2 only.
t: Displays the type of packet sent:
• 1 - Hello packet
• 2 - database description
• 3 - link state request
• 4 - link state update
• 5 - link state acknowledgement
l: Displays the packet length.
rid: Displays the OSPF router ID.
aid: Displays the Autonomous System ID.
chk: Displays the OSPF checksum.
aut: States if OSPF authentication is configured. One of the following is listed:
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