Command Line Reference Guide

show ip ospf database external
Display information on the AS external (type 5) LSAs.
Syntax
show ip ospf process-id database external [link-state-id] [adv-
router ip-address]
Parameters
process-id Enter the OSPF Process ID to show a specific process. If no
Process ID is entered, command applies only to the first
OSPF process.
link-state-id (OPTIONAL) Specify LSA ID in dotted decimal format. The
LSA ID value depends on the LSA type, and it can be one of
the following:
• the network’s IP address for Type 3 LSAs or Type 5 LSAs
• the router’s OSPF router ID for Type 1 LSAs or Type 4
LSAs
• the default destination (0.0.0.0) for Type 5 LSAs
adv-router ip-
address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords adv-router and the ip-
address to display only the LSA information about that
router.
Command
Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command
History
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage
Information
The following describes the show ip ospf process-id database external
command shown in the following example.
Field Description
LS Age Displays the LSA’s age.
Options Displays the optional capabilities available on router. The
following options can be found in this item:
• TOS-capability or No TOS-capability is displayed
depending on whether the router can support Type of
Service.
• DC or No DC is displayed depending on whether the
originating router can support OSPF over demand
circuits.
• E or No E is displayed on whether the originating router
can accept AS External LSAs.
LS Type Displays the LSA’s type.
Link State ID Displays the Link State ID.
958
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)