NETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB :: nsVrOspfExternLsaCount

MIB Reference — IPNetwork Monitor · Updated October 02, 2026

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nsVrOspfExternLsaCount

Module: NETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB

OID (symbolic): NETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB::nsVrOspfExternLsaCount

OID (numeric): 1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1.1.6

Node type: OBJECT-TYPE

Type: Gauge32

Access: read-only

Description: The number of external (LS type 5) link-state advertisements in the link-state database.

What is nsVrOspfExternLsaCount?

A Gauge32 count of Type-5 (external) LSAs currently held in the link-state database. A sudden jump here can signal a redistribution leak flooding the OSPF domain with unexpected external routes, so admins watch it as a rough health/size indicator of the LSDB.

Examples

Walk all instances (SNMPv2c):

snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1.1.6
snmpwalk -v2c -c public <target> NETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB::nsVrOspfExternLsaCount

Get a specific instance (index 1):

snmpget -v2c -c public <target> 1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1.1.6.1
snmpget -v2c -c public <target> NETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB::nsVrOspfExternLsaCount.1

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OID Breakdown

Upper-level ancestors (8 from the standard OID tree / other modules)
Numeric OIDNameModule
1isoLANART-AGENT
1.3orgAirPair-MIB
1.3.6dodAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1internetAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4privateAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1enterprisesAirPair-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224netscreenNETSCREEN-SMI
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18netscreenVRNETSCREEN-SMI
Numeric OIDNameModule
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5nsVrOspfNETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1nsVrOspfGeneralTableNETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1.1nsVrOspfGeneralEntryNETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB
1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.18.5.1.1.6nsVrOspfExternLsaCountNETSCREEN-VR-OSPF-MIB