LSA General Monitoring

To launch the LSA General Monitoring dialog box:

  1. Select Device > Configure > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).

  2. Click Monitor.

This dialog box provides link-state advertisement (LSA) general monitoring for OSPF on this device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported by CiscoView 5.3 and later.


AS-external-LSA Gauge (ospfExternLSACount)

Number of external (LS type 5) link-state advertisements in the link-state database.


New LSAs Originated Counter (ospfOriginateNewLSAs)

Number of new link-state advertisements that have been originated. This number is incremented each time the router originates a new LSA.


New LSAs Received Counter (ospfRxNewLSAs)

Number of link-state advertisements received that are determined to be new instantiations. This number does not include newer instantiations of self-originated link-state advertisements.