# Area Specific Info. Monitoring

To launch the Area Specific Info. Monitoring dialog box:

1. Select Device > Configure > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) > Area Configuration.
2. With an entry selected, click Monitor.

This dialog box monitors area-specific information for this device.

To view the definition for a particular MIB variable, click the appropriate link from the following list:

- Intra-area route Table Update (ospfSpfRuns)

- Total ABR Reachable (ospfAreaBdrRtrCount)

- Total ASBR Reachable (ospfASBdrRtrCount)

- Area LSA Gauge (ospfAreaLSACount)

The following list specifies buttons in this dialog box, as well as their function:

- To specify the refresh rate for this dialog box, select a value from the drop-down box.

- Click Start/Stop to begin/end device monitoring.

> Note: The Start/Stop toggle feature is supported by CiscoView 5.3 and later.

- Click Cancel to close the dialog box.

- Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.

- Click Help to access online help.

Intra-area route Table Update (ospfSpfRuns)

Number of times the intra-area route table has been calculated using this area's link-state database. This is typically done using Dijkstra's algorithm.

Total ABR Reachable (ospfAreaBdrRtrCount)

Total number of area border routers that are reachable within this area. The value of this object is initially zero, and is recalculated after each SPF pass.

Total ASBR Reachable (ospfASBdrRtrCount)

Total number of autonomous system border routers that are reachable within this area. The value of this object is initially zero, and is recalculated after each SPF pass.

Area LSA Gauge (ospfAreaLSACount)

Total number of link-state advertisements in this area's link-state database, excluding AS External link-state advertisements.