Reference Guide

600 | Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2)
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Use the following command in EXEC Privilege mode to configure the debugging options of an OSPFv2
process:
Sample Configurations for OSPFv2
The following configurations are examples for enabling OSPFv2. These are not comprehensive directions.
They are intended to give you a some guidance with typical configurations.
You can copy and paste from these examples to your CLI. Be sure you make the necessary changes to
support your own IP Addresses, Interfaces, Names, etc.
Basic OSPFv2 Router Topology
The following illustration is a sample basic OSPFv2 topology.
Command Syntax Command Mode Usage
debug ip ospf process-id [event |
packet | spf | database-timers
rate-limit]
EXEC Privilege View debug messages.
To view debug messages for a specific OSPF process ID, enter
debug ip ospf process-id.
If you do not enter a process ID, the command applies to the
first OSPF process.
To view debug messages for a specific operation, enter one of
the optional keywords:
•
event: view OSPF event messages
•
packet: view OSPF packet information.
•
spf: view shortest path first (spf) information.
• database-timers rate-limit: view the LSAs currently in
the queue