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show (ospf | ospf3) log

Syntax

show (ospf | osfp3) log <instance instance-name><logical-system (all | logical-system-name)><realm (ipv4-multicast | ipv4-unicast | ipv6-multicast)><topology topology-name>

Syntax (EX Series Switch and QFX Series)

show (ospf | osfp3) log <instance instance-name><topology topology-name>

Release Information

Command introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Command introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

topology option introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0.

topology option introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

realm option introduced in Junos OS Release 9.2.

Command introduced in Junos OS Release 11.3 for the QFX Series.

Description

Display the entries in the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) log of SPF calculations.

Options

none

Display entries in the OSPF log of SPF calculations for all routing instances.

instance instance-name

(Optional) Display entries for the specified routing instance.

logical-system (all | logical-system-name)

(Optional) Perform this operation on all logical systems or on a particular logical system.

topology topology-name

(Optional) (OSPFv2 only) Display entries for the specified topology.

realm (ipv4-multicast | ipv4-unicast | ipv6-multicast)

(OSPFv3 only) (Optional) Display entries for the specified OSPFv3 realm, or address family. Use the realm option to specify an address family for OSPFv3 other than IPv6 unicast, which is the default.

Required Privilege Level

view

List of Sample Output

show ospf log
show ospf log topology voice

Output Fields

Table 1 lists the output fields for the show (ospf | ospf3) log command. Output fields are listed in the approximate order in which they appear.

Table 1: show (ospf | ospf3) log Output Fields

Field Name

Field Description

When

Time, in weeks (w) and days (d), since the SPF calculation was made.

Type

Type of calculation: Cleanup, External, Interarea, NSSA, Redist, SPF, Stub, Total, or Virtuallink.

Elapsed

Amount of time, in seconds, that elapsed during the operation, or the time required to complete the SPF calculation. The start time is the time displayed in the When field.

Sample Output

show ospf log

user@host> show ospf log
When            Type            Elapsed
 
1w4d 17:25:58   Stub            0.000017
1w4d 17:25:58   SPF             0.000070
1w4d 17:25:58   Stub            0.000019
1w4d 17:25:58   Interarea       0.000054
1w4d 17:25:58   External        0.000005
1w4d 17:25:58   Cleanup         0.000203
1w4d 17:25:58     Total         0.000537
1w4d 17:24:48   SPF             0.000125
1w4d 17:24:48   Stub            0.000017
1w4d 17:24:48   SPF             0.000100
1w4d 17:24:48   Stub            0.000016
1w4d 17:24:48   Interarea       0.000056
1w4d 17:24:48   External        0.000005
1w4d 17:24:48   Cleanup         0.000238
1w4d 17:24:48     Total         0.000600
...

show ospf log topology voice

user@host> show ospf log topology voice
Topology voice SPF log:                    

   Last instance of each event type
When            Type            Elapsed
00:06:11        SPF             0.000116
00:06:11        Stub            0.000114
00:06:11        Interarea       0.000126
00:06:11        External        0.000067
00:06:11        NSSA            0.000037
00:06:11        Cleanup         0.000186

   Maximum length of each event type
When            Type            Elapsed
00:13:43        SPF             0.000140
00:13:33        Stub            0.000116
00:13:43        Interarea       0.000128
00:13:33        External        0.000075
00:13:38        NSSA            0.000039
00:13:53        Cleanup         0.000657

   Last 100 events
When            Type            Elapsed

00:13:53        SPF             0.000090
00:13:53        Stub            0.000041
00:13:53        Interarea       0.000123
00:13:53        External        0.000040
00:13:53        NSSA            0.000038
00:13:53        Cleanup         0.000657
00:13:53          Total         0.001252
.
.
00:06:11        SPF             0.000116
00:06:11        Stub            0.000114
00:06:11        Interarea       0.000126
00:06:11        External        0.000067
00:06:11        NSSA            0.000037
00:06:11        Cleanup         0.000186
00:06:11          Total         0.000818

Published: 2013-04-03

Published: 2013-04-03