overflow database external
Use this command to limits the number of AS-external-LSAs a router can receive once it is in the wait state.
Use the no parameter with this command to revert to default.
Command Syntax
overflow database external <0-2147483647> <0-65535>
no overflow database external
Parameters
<0-2147483647>
The maximum number of LSAs. This value should be the same on all routers in the AS.
<0-65535>
The number of seconds the router waits before trying to exit the database overflow state. If this parameter is 0, the router exits the overflow state only after an explicit administrator command.
Default
The default OSPF exit overflow interval is 0 second and number of external LSDB limit is unlimited.
Command Mode
Router mode
Applicability
This command was introduced before OcNOS version 1.3.
Examples
The following example shows setting the maximum number of LSAs to 5 and the time to recover from overflow state to be 3.
#configure terminal
(config)#router ospf 100
(config-router)#overflow database external 5 3
Last modified date: 07-13-2023