Cisco NX-OS Unicast Routing Command Reference, Release 4.0
C Commands

Table Of Contents

C Commands

clear bgp

clear bgp dampening

clear bgp flap-statistics

clear forwarding route

clear ip adjacency statistics

clear ip arp

clear ip bgp

clear ip bgp dampening

clear ip bgp flap-statistics

clear ip eigrp accounting

clear ip eigrp neighbors

clear ip eigrp policy statistics redistribute

clear ip eigrp route-map statistics redistribute

clear ip eigrp traffic

clear ip interface statistics

clear ip mbgp

clear ip mbgp dampening

clear ip mbgp flap-statistics

clear ip ospf neighbor

clear ip ospf policy statistics

clear ip ospf statistics

clear ip ospf traffic

clear ip rip policy statistics redistribute

clear ip rip statistics

clear ip route

clear ip traffic

clear ipv6 adjacency statistics

clear ipv6 icmp interface statistics

clear ipv6 nd interface statistics

clear ipv6 neighbor

clear ipv6 rip policy statistics redistribute

clear ipv6 rip statistics

clear ipv6 route

clear ipv6 traffic

clear ospfv3 neighbor

clear ospfv3 policy statistics

clear ospfv3 statistics

clear ospfv3 traffic

clear route-map pbr-statistics

confederation


C Commands


This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS unicast routing commands that begin with the letter C.

clear bgp

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routes from the BGP table, use the clear bgp command.

clear bgp {{ipv4 | ipv6} {unicast | multicast} | all} {neighbor | * | as-number | peer-template name | prefix} [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ipv4

(Optional) Clear BGP information for IPv4 address family.

ipv6

(Optional) Clear BGP information for IPv6 address family.

unicast

Clears BGP information for unicast address family.

multicast

Clears BGP information for multicast address family.

all

(Optional) Clear BGP information for all address families.

neighbor

A network address. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4 and A:B::C:D for IPv6.

as-number

Autonomous system number. The range is from 1 to 65535.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

peer-template name

Specifies a BGP peer template. The name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4 and A:B::C:D/length for IPv6.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.0(3)

Added support for IPv6 prefixes.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all BGP entries:

switch# clear bgp all *

clear bgp dampening

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route flap dampening information, use the clear bgp dampening command.

clear bgp {{ipv4 | ipv6} {unicast | multicast} | all} dampening [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ipv4

(Optional) Clears BGP information for IPv4 address family.

ipv6

(Optional) Clears BGP information for IPv6 address family.

unicast

Clears BGP information for unicast address family.

multicast

Clears BGP information for multicast address family.

all

(Optional) Clears BGP information for all address families.

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear BGP route flap dampening information:

switch# clear bgp all dampening

clear bgp flap-statistics

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route flap statistics, use the clear bgp flap-statistics command.

clear bgp flap-statistics [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear BGP route flap statistics:

switch# clear bgp flap-statistics

clear forwarding route

To clear forwarding information, use the clear forwarding route command.

clear forwarding {ip | ipv4 | ipv6} route [* | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ip

Clears an IPv4 route.

ipv4

Clears an IPv4 route.

ipv6

Clears an IPv6 route.

*

Clears all routes.

prefix

An IPv4 or IPv6 prefix. The IPv4 format is x.x.x.x/length. The IPv6 format is A:B::C:D/length.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(3)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command does not require a license.

Examples

The following example clears a route from the FIB:

switch# clear forwarding ip 10.0.0.1/8

clear ip adjacency statistics

To clear adjacency statistics, use the clear ip adjacency statistics command.

clear ip adjacency statistics

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator
vdc-admin
vdc-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command does not require a license.

Examples

This example clears the adjacency statistics:

switch# clear ip adjacency statistics

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip adjacency

Displays adjacency information.


clear ip arp

To clear the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) information, use the show ip arp command.

show ip arp [ip-addr | interface] [statistics] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ip-addr

(Optional) An IPv4 source address. The format is x.x.x.x.

interface

(Optional) An interface. Use ? to determine the supported interface types.

static

(Optional) Clears static ARP entries.

statistics

(Optional) Clears ARP statistics.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies the virtual router context (VRF) name. The name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator
vdc-admin
vdc-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command does not require a license.

Examples

This example clears the ARP table:

switch# clear ip arp 

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip arp

Displays information about ARP.


clear ip bgp

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) routes from the BGP table, use the clear ip bgp command.

clear ip bgp [ipv4 {unicast | multicast] {neighbor | * | as-number | peer-template name | prefix} [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ipv4

(Optional) Clear BGP information for IPv4 address family.

unicast

Clears BGP information for unicast address family.

multicast

Clears BGP information for multicast address family.

all

(Optional) Clear BGP information for all address families.

neighbor

A network address. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4 and A:B::C:D for IPv6.

as-number

Autonomous system number. The range is from 1 to 65535.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

peer-template name

Specifies a BGP peer template. The name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4 and A:B::C:D/length for IPv6.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all BGP entries for the IPv4 address family:

switch# clear ip bgp *

clear ip bgp dampening

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route flap dampening information, use the clear ip bgp dampening command.

clear ip bgp {ipv4 {unicast | multicast}} dampening [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

ipv4

(Optional) Clears BGP information for IPv4 address family.

unicast

Clears BGP information for unicast address family.

multicast

Clears BGP information for multicast address family.

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear BGP route flap dampening information:

switch# clear ip bgp dampening

clear ip bgp flap-statistics

To clear Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) route flap statistics, use the clear ip bgp flap-statistics command.

clear ip bgp flap-statistics [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear BGP route flap statistics:

switch# clear ip bgp flap-statistics

clear ip eigrp accounting

To clear the prefix accounting information for the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) processes, use the clear ip eigrp accounting command.

clear ip eigrp [vrf {vrf-name | *}] [instance-tag] accounting

Syntax Description

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Name of the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. The vrf-name argument can be specified as any case-insensitive alphanumeric string up to 32 characters. The strings "default" and "all" are reserved VRF names.

vrf *

(Optional) Specifies all VRF instances.

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance tag. This option is available when a virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance is not specified. The instance tag can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(3)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to clear the EIGRP accounting information:

switch# clear ip eigrp accounting

clear ip eigrp neighbors

To remove and reestablish the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) neighbor entries from the appropriate table, use the clear ip eigrp neighbors command in EXEC mode.

clear ip eigrp [instance-tag] neighbors [* | ip-address | interface-type interface-instance] [soft] [vrf {vrf-name | *}]

Syntax Description

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance identifier. The instance-tag can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

*

(Optional) Clears all neighbors.

ip-address

(Optional) Address of the neighbor.

interface-type

(Optional) Interface type. For more information, use the question mark (?) CLI help function.

interface-instance

(Optional) Either a physical interface instance or a virtual interface instance.

Specifying these arguments removes the specified interface type from the neighbor table that all entries learned via this interface.

For more information about the interface syntax, use the question mark (?) online help function.

soft

(Optional) Specifies soft reset for the neighbors.

vrf {vrf-name | *}

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters.


Defaults

When no autonomous system number, interface, or VRF instance is specified, all EIGRP neighbor entries are cleared from the table.

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.0(3)

Added * and soft keywords.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all EIGRP entries for neighbors on Ethernet interface 2/1:

switch# clear ip eigrp vrf * neighbors ethernet 2/1

Related Commands

Command
Description

show eigrp interfaces

Displays information about interfaces configured for EIGRP.

show eigrp neighbors

Displays the neighbors discovered by EIGRP.


clear ip eigrp policy statistics redistribute

To clear policy statistics for routes redistributed into the the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) topology table, use the clear ip eigrp policy statistics redistribute command.

clear ip eigrp [vrf {vrf-name | *}] policy statistics redistribute {bgp id | direct | eigrp id | isis id | ospf id | rip id | static}

Syntax Description

vrf vrf-name | *

(Optional) Specifies a particular virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. The VRF name is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters.

bgp

Clears policy statistics for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

direct

Clears policy statistics for directly connected routes only.

eigrp

Clears policy statistics for EIGRP.

isis

Clears policy statistics for the Intermediate-System to Intermediate-System (IS-IS) routing protocol.

ospf

Clears policy statistics for the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol.

rip

Clears policy statistics for the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

static

Clears policy statistics for IP static routes.

id

For the bgp keyword, an autonomous system number. The range for 2-byte numbers is from 1 to 65535. The range for 4-byte numbers is from 1.0 to 65535.65535.

For the eigrp keyword, an EIGRP instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.

For the isis keyword, an IS-IS instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.

For the ospf keyword, an OSPF instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.

4.0(3)

This command was removed and replaced by the clear ip eigrp route-map statistics command.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear policy statistics for RIP:

switch# clear ip eigrp policy statistics redistribute rip 201

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip eigrp policy statistics

Displays policy statistics for EIGRP.


clear ip eigrp route-map statistics redistribute

To clear statistics for routes redistributed into the the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) topology table, use the clear ip eigrp route-map statistics redistribute command.

clear ip eigrp [vrf {vrf-name | *}] route-map statistics redistribute {bgp id | direct | eigrp id | isis id | ospf id | rip id | static}

Syntax Description

vrf vrf-name | *

(Optional) Specifies a particular virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. The VRF name is an alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters.

bgp

Clears policy statistics for the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).

direct

Clears policy statistics for directly connected routes only.

eigrp

Clears policy statistics for EIGRP.

isis

Clears policy statistics for the Intermediate-System to Intermediate-System (IS-IS) routing protocol.

ospf

Clears policy statistics for the Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) protocol.

rip

Clears policy statistics for the Routing Information Protocol (RIP).

static

Clears policy statistics for IP static routes.

id

For the bgp keyword, an autonomous system number. The range for 2-byte numbers is from 1 to 65535. The range for 4-byte numbers is from 1.0 to 65535.65535.

For the eigrp keyword, an EIGRP instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.

For the isis keyword, an IS-IS instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.

For the ospf keyword, an OSPF instance name from which routes are to be redistributed. The value takes the form of a string. You can enter a decimal number, but Cisco NX-OS stores it internally as a string.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(3)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command replaces the clear ip eigrp policy statistics redistribute command.

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear policy statistics for RIP:

switch# clear ip eigrp route-map statistics redistribute rip 201

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip eigrp route-map statistics

Displays redistribution statistics for EIGRP.


clear ip eigrp traffic

To clear the Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) traffic statistics, use the clear ip eigrp traffic command.

clear ip eigrp [instance-tag] traffic [vrf {vrf-name | *}]

Syntax Description

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance of EIGRP. The instance tag can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Name of the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) instance. The vrf-name argument can be specified as any case-insensitive alphanumeric string up to 32 characters. The strings "default" and "all" are reserved VRF names.

vrf *

(Optional) Specifies all VRF instances.


Defaults

This command clears information for the default VRF if no VRF is specified.

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(3)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

This example shows how to clear the EIGRP traffic statistics:

switch# clear ip eigrp traffic

clear ip interface statistics

To clear IP interface statistics, use the clear ip interface statistics command.

clear ip interface statistics

Syntax Description

This command has no keywords or arguments.

Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any command mode

Supported User Roles

network-admin
network-operator
vdc-admin
vdc-operator

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command does not require a license.

Examples

This example clears the IP interface statistics:

switch# clear ip interface statistics

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip interface

Displays IP interface information.


clear ip mbgp

To clear Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP) routes from the BGP table, use the clear ip mbgp command.

clear ip mbgp {neighbor | * | as-number | peer-template name | prefix} [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

neighbor

A network address. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

as-number

Autonomous system number. The range is from 1 to 65535.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

peer-template name

Specifies a BGP peer template. The name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all MBGP entries for the IPv4 address family:

switch# clear ip mbgp *

clear ip mbgp dampening

To clear Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP) route flap dampening information, use the clear ip mbgp dampening command.

clear ip mbgp dampening [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear MBGP route flap dampening information:

switch# clear ip mbgp dampening

clear ip mbgp flap-statistics

To clear Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MBGP) route flap statistics, use the clear ip mbgp flap-statistics command.

clear ip mbgp flap-statistics [neighbor | prefix] [vrf vrf-name]

Syntax Description

neighbor

A neighbor from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D for IPv4.

prefix

A prefix from the selected address family. The format is A.B.C.D/length for IPv4.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies a particular VPN routing and forwarding instance (VRF) or all VRF instances. The VRF name can be any case-sensitive alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear MBGP route flap statistics:

switch# clear ip mbgp flap-statistics

clear ip ospf neighbor

To clear neighbor statistics and reset adjacencies for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), use the clear ip ospf neighbor command.

clear ip ospf [instance-tag] [vrf vrf-name] neighbor {* | neighbor-id | interface-type number | loopback number | port-channel number}

Syntax Description

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance tag. Specify as an alphanumeric string of up to 20 characters.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies the name of the OSPF virtual routing and forwarding instance (VRF). The vrf-name argument can be any alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters, except "default" and "all".

*

Clears all neighbors.

neighbor-id

Specifies the Neighbor ID (as an IP address) of the neighbor to clear.

interface-type number

Specifies interface from which to clear all neighbors.

loopback number

Clears all neighbors on a loopback interface.

port-channel number

Clears all neighbors on a port-channel interface.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the clear ip ospf neighbor command to clear neighbor information from the show ip ospf neighbor command. Use the instance-tag argument to clear the neighbor details from one OSPF instance. If you do not use the instance-tag argument, Cisco NX-OS clears the neighbor details from all OSPF instances. Use the show ip ospf neighbor command to find the neighbor ID.

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all OSPF neighbor details for neighbor 192.0.2.1 for instance tag 201:

switch# clear ip ospf 201 neighbor 192.0.2.1

The following example shows how to clear all OSPF neighbor details for all OSPF instances:

switch# clear ip ospf neighbor *

The following example shows how to clear all OSPF neighbor details for all neighbors on Ethernet interface 1/2 for OSPF instance 202:

switch# clear ip ospf 202 neighbor ethernet 1/2

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip ospf neighbor

Displays details for OSPF neighbors including the neighbor ID.


clear ip ospf policy statistics

To clear policy statistics for Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), use the clear ip ospf policy statistics command.

clear ip ospf [instance-tag] [vrf vrf-name] policy statistics {area area-id filter-list {in | out} | redistribute {bgp autonomous-system | direct | eigrp autonomous-system | isis id | ospf id | rip id | static}}

Syntax Description

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance tag. Specify as an alphanumeric string of up to 20 characters.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies the name of the OSPF virtual routing and forwarding instance (VRF). The vrf-name argument can be any alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters, except "default" and "all".

area

Clears policy statistics for an area.

area-id

Area ID as an integer or IP address.

filter-list

Specifies the policy statistics for filtered prefixes between OSPF areas.

in

Filters prefixes sent into this OSPF area.

out

Filters prefixes sent from this OSPF area.

redistribution

Clears OSPF route redistribution statistics.

bgp autonomous-system

Specifies the autonomous system number for the Border Gateway Protocol. Specify the autonomous system number as x.y, where the range is from 1 to 65535 for both x and y, or as a single integer, where the range is from 1 to 65535.

direct

Specifies directly connected routes.

eigrp autonomous-system

Specifies the autonomous system number for the Enhanced Interior Gateway Protocol. The range is from 1 to 65535.

isis id

Specifies the Intermediate System to Intermediate System instance. Specify the id argument as any alphanumeric string.

ospf id

Specifies the Open Shortest Path First version 2 instance. Specify the id argument as any alphanumeric string.

rip id

Specifies the Routing Information Protocol instance. Specify the id argument as any alphanumeric string.

static

Specifies static routes.


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the clear ip ospf statistics command to learn the policy statistics shown in the show ip ospf policy statistics command. Use the instance-tag argument to clear the policy statistics from one OSPF instance. If you do not specify the instance tag.

Cisco NX-OS clears the policy statistics from all OSPF instances. Use the show ip ospf policy statistics command to to view the statistics that you are clearing.

This command requires the Enterprise Services license.

Examples

The following example shows how to clear all OSPF policy statistics for area 99 inbound filtered routes for OSPF 201:

switch# clear ip ospf 201 policy statistics area 99 filter-list in

The following example shows how to clear all OSPF policy statistics for all BGP redistributed routes for OSPF 202:

switch# clear ip ospf 202 policy statistics redistribute bgp

Related Commands

Command
Description

show ip ospf policy statistics

Displays details for OSPF policies.


clear ip ospf statistics

To clear Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) event statistics, use the clear ip ospf statistics command.

clear ip ospf [instance-tag] [vrf vrf-name] statistics

Syntax Description

instance-tag

(Optional) Instance tag. Specify as an alphanumeric string of up to 20 characters.

vrf vrf-name

(Optional) Specifies the name of the OSPF virtual routing and forwarding instance (VRF). The vrf-name argument can be any alphanumeric string of up to 32 characters, except "default" and "all".


Defaults

None

Command Modes

Any

Supported User Roles

network-admin
vdc-admin

Command History

Release
Modification

4.0(1)

This command was introduced.


Usage Guidelines

Use the clear ip ospf statistics command to clear the event statistics from one or more OSPF instances. If you do not specify the instan