Administrator Guide
Version Description
pre-6.1.1.1 Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage Information The following describes the show ip ospf process-id database summary command shown in the 
following example.
Item Description
LS Age Displays the LSA 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 type.
Link State ID Displays the Link State ID.
Advertising 
Router
Identifies the router ID of the LSA’s originating router.
LS Seq Number Displays the link state sequence number. This number allows you to identify old or 
duplicate LSAs.
Checksum Displays the Fletcher checksum of an LSA’s complete contents.
Length Displays the length in bytes of the LSA.
Network Mask Displays the network mask implemented on the area.
TOS Displays the TOS options. Option 0 is the only option.
Metric Displays the LSA metrics.
Example
DellEMC# show ip ospf 100 database summary
 OSPF Router with ID (1.1.1.10) (Process ID 100)
 Summary Network (Area 0.0.0.0)
LS age: 1551
Options: (No TOS-capability, DC, E)
LS type: Summary Network
Link State ID: 192.68.16.0
Advertising Router: 192.168.17.1
LS Seq Number: 0x80000054
Checksum: 0xb5a2
Length: 28
Network Mask: /24
 TOS: 0 Metric: 1
LS age: 9
Options: (No TOS-capability, No DC, E)
LS type: Summary Network
Link State ID: 192.68.32.0
Advertising Router: 1.1.1.10
LS Seq Number: 0x80000016
Checksum: 0x987c
Length: 28
Network Mask: /24
 TOS: 0 Metric: 1
LS age: 7
Options: (No TOS-capability, No DC, E)
LS type: Summary Network
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