Attributes for OSPFNeighborEndpoint lists some key attributes for OSPFNeighborEndpoint. Network Protocol Manager for OSPF uses these and other attributes to diagnose OSPF neighbor endpoint problems and to detect OSPF neighbor endpoint events.

Table 1. Attributes for OSPFNeighborEndpoint

Attribute

Description

Allowed values

AuthType

Type of authentication used by this OSPF endpoint.

String:

  • NONE

  • SIMPLE_PASSWORD

  • MD5

  • OTHER

HelloSuppressed

True if the Hello packets are being suppressed to the neighbor for this OSPF endpoint.

Boolean: true or false

IfState

Current state of this OSPF endpoint.

String:

  • UNKNOWN

  • DOWN

  • LOOPBACK

  • WAITING

  • POINT_TO_POINT

  • DESIGNATED_ROUTER

  • BACKUP_DESIGNATED_ROUTER

  • OTHER_DESIGNATED_ROUTER

IfType

Type of this OSPF endpoint.

String:

  • BROADCAST

  • NBMA

  • POINT_TO_POINT

  • POINT_TO_MULTIPOINT

NbmaNeighborPermanence

Status indicating how the neighbor for this OSPF endpoint became known to the endpoint.

String:

  • DYNAMIC

  • PERMANENT

NeighborEventCount

Number of state changes or error events for the neighbor relationship (session) for this OSPF endpoint.

Integer

NeighborIpAddress

IP address of the neighboring device for this OSPF endpoint.

String: IpAddress, an application-wide type that represents a 32-bit value

NeighborState

The current state of the neighbor relationship for this OSPF endpoint.

String:

  • UNKNOWN

  • DOWN

  • ATTEMPT

  • INIT

  • TWO_WAY

  • EXCHANGE_START

  • EXCHANGE

  • LOADING

  • FULL

NeighborStateImproper

True if the current state of the neighbor relationship for this OSPF endpoint is not progressing to the two-way or full state as appropriate.

Boolean: true or false