Related 
Commands
show ip ospf database – displays OSPF database information.
show ip ospf database external
Display information on the AS external (type 5) LSAs.
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax
show ip ospf process-id database external [link-state-id] [adv-
router ip-address]
Parameters
process-id
Enter the OSPF Process ID to show a specific process. If no Process 
ID is entered, command applies only to the first OSPF process.
link-state-id
(OPTIONAL) Specify LSA ID in dotted decimal format. The LSA ID 
value depends on the LSA type, and it can be one of the following:
• the network’s IP address for Type 3 LSAs or Type 5 LSAs
• the router’s OSPF router ID for Type 1 LSAs or Type 4 LSAs
• the default destination (0.0.0.0) for Type 5 LSAs
adv-router 
ip-
address
(OPTIONAL) Enter the keywords adv-router and the ip-address to 
display only the LSA information about that router.
Command Modes
• EXEC
• EXEC Privilege
Command History
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.8.1.0 Added support for Multi-Process OSPF.
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version 
6.1.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
Usage 
Information
The following describes the show ip ospf process-id database external 
command shown in the Example below.
Field 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:
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