Command Reference Guide Enable Mode Command Set
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show buffers [realtime]

Use the show buffers command to display the statistics for the buffer pools on the network server.
Syntax Description
realtime Displays full-screen output in real time. See the Functional Notes below for more
information.
Default Values
No default value necessary for this command.
Applicable Platforms
This command applies to the NetVanta 300, 1000, 1000R, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 and
Total Access 900 Series units.
Command History
Release 3.1 Command was introduced.
Release 10.1 The real time display option was introduced.
Functional Notes
Use the realtime argument for this command to display full-screen output in real time. Information is
continuously update d on the console until you either freeze the data (by pressing the F key) or exit
realtime mode (by pressing Ctrl-C). If there is not enough room on the screen for all available data, the
information will truncate at the bottom of the screen. In order to maximize the amount of data displayed,
increase the terminal leng th (usin g the terminal length command; refer to terminal length <text> on page
318).
Usage Examples
The following is a sample output from the show buffers command:
>enable
#show buffers
Buffer handles: 119 of 2000 used.
Pool Size Total Used Available Max. Used
0 1800 1894 119 1775 122
1 2048 64 0 64 0
2 4096 32 0 32 0
3 8192 4 0 4 0
4 16384 2 0 2 0
5 32768 2 0 2 0