IBM 8260 manual Area ID, Auth Type, ∙ Import AS Extern LSA, ∙ SPF Runs, ∙ Brdr Router, ∙ Area LSAs

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171. LMS OSPF Area Table Panel

This table contains information regarding the various areas in the AS. The following parameters can be viewed and/or modified in this table:

Area ID

This parameter uniquely identifies the area.

Auth Type

This parameter identifies the authentication type to be used for this area. The choices are 0 (no authentication) and 1 (simple password). With simple password chosen, only those routers sharing the correct password will be able to communicate with each other. If you choose simple password when you configure the interface, you will be prompted for the area password.

Import AS Extern LSA

This parameter specifies if importing AS external link state advertisements is supported by this area. If this area does not import AS external link state advertisements, it is a stub area.

SPF Runs

This is a read-only parameter and shows the number of times the intra-area route table has been calculated.

Brdr Router

This parameter is read-only and shows the total number of AS border routers reachable within this area.

Area LSAs

This parameter is read-only and indicates the total number of link state advertisements in this areas database.

Chksum Sum

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