Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) monitoring in Auvik surfaces neighbor health and adjacency stability directly in the UI. When a supported network device exposes the standard OSPF-MIB over SNMP, Auvik auto-discovers the neighbors and populates the OSPF Neighbors table.
Finding the OSPF Neighbors Table
OSPF monitoring is included in Auvik’s Core, Essentials and Performance tiers. If a device is supported, an OSPF Neighbors Table will appear on the following pages:
- Site → Debug → All Routes
- Device → Debug → Routes
If the table is not visible, it may indicate the device does not respond to SNMP queries for the OSPF MIB.
Licensing Requirements
Only sites on Core, Essentials or Performance will receive OSPF data. Lower tiers will not display OSPF metrics even if the device responds to the MIB.
Supported Vendors
As of this release, supported vendors include:
- Cisco
- Juniper
- Fortinet
- Dell powerconnect
- Brocade ICX
Additional vendors can be supported upon request, provided their devices expose OSPF data via SNMP.
OSPF Neighbor Table
| Field | Description |
| OSPF Neighbor State | Current adjacency state |
| OSPF Neighbor IP | The IP address used by the OSPF neighbor. |
| OSPF Neighbor Router ID | A unique 32-bit router ID of the neighbor. |
| Admin State | Interface admin status (Enabled / Disabled). |
| Designated Router | Identifies designated router |
| Connection Uptime | Time since the neighbor last reached “Full” state. |
| Neighbor State Change Count | Number of state transitions (flaps). |
| OSPF Area ID | Identifies the OSPF area for the neighbor. Useful for spotting mismatches. |
Time-Frame Selection
Just like with BGP, OSPF state changes are aggregated over time. Use the dashboard filters (e.g., “Last 15 minutes”, “Last 1 hour”) to spot flapping neighbors or transient outages.
Alert UI Walk‑Through
- Open Alerts → Create Alert
- Under Apply Conditions to, choose OSPF Neighbors on a device.
- Add one or more conditions:
- OSPF Neighbor State
- OSPF Neighbor IP – Match a specific IP or subnet
- OSPF Neighbor State Change Count – e.g., ≥ 5 changes per 15 min
- Set severity, notifications, and clear conditions as needed.
Variables for OSPF Neighbor Alert Trigger Messages
Use auto-complete by typing $ospf in the message field. Available options may include:
- $routeNeighbours.peerIp
- $routeNeighbours.localIp
- $routeNeighbours.connectionStateChanges15Min