# LSA General Monitoring

To launch the LSA General Monitoring dialog box:

1. Select Device > Configure > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) > Open Shortest Path First (OSPF).
2. Click Monitor.

This dialog box provides link-state advertisement (LSA) general monitoring for OSPF on this device.

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

- AS-external-LSA Gauge (ospfExternLSACount)

- New LSAs Originated Counter (ospfOriginateNewLSAs)

- New LSAs Received Counter (ospfRxNewLSAs)

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.

AS-external-LSA Gauge (ospfExternLSACount)

Number of external (LS type 5) link-state advertisements in the link-state database.

New LSAs Originated Counter (ospfOriginateNewLSAs)

Number of new link-state advertisements that have been originated. This number is incremented each time the router originates a new LSA.

New LSAs Received Counter (ospfRxNewLSAs)

Number of link-state advertisements received that are determined to be new instantiations. This number does not include newer instantiations of self-originated link-state advertisements.