Displaying virtual neighbor information using EDM

Use the following procedure to view OSPF Virtual Neighbors information.

Prerequisites

  • Install the Advanced License.

  • Enable IP routing globally on the switch.

  • Assign an IP address to the VLAN that you want to enable with OSPF.

    Routing is automatically enabled on the VLAN when you assign an IP address to it.

Procedure steps

  1. From the navigation tree, double-click IP Routing.

  2. In the IP Routing tree, double-click OSPF.

  3. In the work area, click the Virtual Neighbors tab.

  4. Click Refresh to update the displayed information.

Variable definitions

The following table describes the fields of the Virtual Neighbors tab.

Field Description
Area Specifies the subnetwork in which the virtual neighbor resides.
RouterId Specifies the 32-bit integer uniquely identifying the neighboring router in the autonomous system.
IpAddr Specifies the IP address of the virtual neighboring router.
Options Specifies a bit mask corresponding to the option field of the neighbor.
State Specifies the state of the virtual neighbor relationship.
Events Specifies the number of state changes or error events that have occurred between the OSPF router and the neighbor router.
RetransQLen Specifies the current length of the retransmission queue (the number of elapsed seconds between advertising retransmissions of the same packet to a neighbor).
HelloSuppressed Specifies whether Hello packets to the virtual neighbor are suppressed or not.