Users Guide
Item 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.
Advertising Router Identies the advertising router’s ID.
Checksum Displays the Fletcher checksum of the LSA’s complete contents.
Length Displays the length in bytes of the LSA.
Opaque Type Displays the Opaque type eld (the rst 8 bits of the Link State ID).
Opaque ID Displays the Opaque type-specic ID (the remaining 24 bits of the Link State ID).
Example
Dell>show ip ospf 1 database opaque-area
 OSPF Router with ID (3.3.3.3) (Process ID 1)
 Type-10 Opaque Link Area (Area 0)
LS age: 1133
Options: (No TOS-capability, No DC, E)
LS type: Type-10 Opaque Link Area
Link State ID: 1.0.0.1
Advertising Router: 10.16.1.160
LS Seq Number: 0x80000416
Checksum: 0x376
Length: 28
Opaque Type: 1
Opaque ID: 1
Unable to display opaque data
LS age: 833
Options: (No TOS-capability, No DC, E)
LS type: Type-10 Opaque Link Area
Link State ID: 1.0.0.2
Advertising Router: 10.16.1.160
LS Seq Number: 0x80000002
Checksum: 0x19c2
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Related Commands show ip ospf database — displays OSPF database information.
show ip ospf database opaque-as
Display the opaque-as (type 11) LSA information.
Syntax
show ip ospf process-id database opaque-as [link-state-id] [adv-router ip-
address]
Open Shortest Path First (OSPFv2 and OSPFv3)
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