6.16. Monitoring OSPFD

Problem

How do you monitor ospfd in real time to see system status and activity, or debug problems?

Solution

Use ospfd's built-in monitoring and debugging commands:

	$ telnet localhost 2604
	ospfd1> show ip ospf
	ospfd1> show ip ospf interface
	ospfd1> show ip ospf database
	ospfd1> show ip ospf database self-originate
	ospfd1> show ip ospf route
	ospfd1> enable
	ospfd1# debug ospf zebra
	ospfd1# debug ospf lsa
	ospfd1# debug ospf ism

show ip ospf interface displays information on all network interfaces. You may specify one like this:

	ospfd1> show ip ospf interface eth2

Discussion

In addition to these, don't forget your old reliable Linux standbys such as netstat, route, traceroute, ping, and ip. See Chapter 19 for more information on finding and fixing problems.

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