Extreme Networks ExtremeWare 7.7, Command Reference Manual

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806 ExtremeWare 7.7 Command Reference Guide
Commands for Status Monitoring and Statistics
show memory
show memory {detail}
Description
Displays the current system memory information.
Syntax Description
Default
N/A
Usage Guidelines
A BlackDiamond or Summit switch must have 32MB of DRAM to support the features in ExtremeWare
version 4.0 and above.
Viewing statistics regularly allows you to see how well your network is performing. If you keep simple
daily records, you will see developing trends and notice problems arising before they cause major
network faults. This way, statistics can help you get the best out of your network.
The
show memory
command displays the following information in a tabular format:
• System memory information including the total DRAM size of your system.
• Current memory (both free and allocated memory) used by the system and the users.
• Cumulative memory (both free and allocated memory) used by the users.
• Software packet memory statistics including the type of packet, the number of allocated and free
packets, the number of packet failures, and data and other blocks.
• Memory utilization statistics including the total blocks of memory available and the memory being
used on your system. You can review how your memory is being utilized For example you can view
memory utilization for the system, management, ESRP, IP, and other system functions.
This information may be useful for your technical support representative if you experience a problem.
For version 2.0 and 4.0:
• The
detail
parameter is not available.
Depending on the software version running on your switch, additional or different memory information
may be displayed.
Example
The following command displays current system memory information:
show memory
detail Specifies task-specific memory usage.