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Examples: Tracing OSPF Protocol Traffic

Trace only unusual or abnormal operations to the file routing-log, and trace detailed information about all OSPF packets to the file ospf-log:

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routing-options {
traceoptions {
file routing-log;
}
}
protocols {
ospf {
traceoptions {
file ospf-log size 10k files 5;
flag lsa-ack;
flag database-description;
flag hello;
flag lsa-update;
flag lsa-request;
}
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface 10.0.0.1;
}
}
}

Trace SPF calculations:

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protocols {
ospf {
traceoptions {
file ospf-log;
flag spf;
}
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface 10.0.0.1;
}
}
}

Trace the creation, receipt, and retransmission of all link-state advertisements:

[edit]
protocols {
ospf {
traceoptions {
file ospf-log;
flag lsa-request;
flag lsa-update;
flag lsa-ack;
area 0.0.0.0 {
interface 10.0.0.1;
}
}
}
}

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