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Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Command Reference—Release7.6
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Chapter2 Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and ROM Monitor Commands
show top
show top
To start the TopN process, use the show top command.
show top [N] [metric] [interval interval] [port_type] [background]
Syntax Description
Defaults The defaults are as follows:
•Number of ports displayed is 20.
•Port statistics to report on is util.
•Sample duration is 30 seconds.
•Switch port type is all.
Command Types Switch command.
Command Modes Normal.
N(Optional) Number of ports displayed; valid values are 1 to a maximum number of
physical ports.
metric (Optional) Port statistic to sort on; valid values are as follows:
util—utilization
bytes—in/out bytes
pkts—in/out packets
bcst—in/out broadcast packets
mcst—in/out multicast packets
errors—in errors
overflow—buffer overflow
interval (Optional) Specifies duration of sample (in seconds).
interval (Optional) Number of seconds for sample; valid values are 0 and from 10 to
999 seconds. If the value is 0, the N topmost ports by absolute counter values are
displayed.
port_type (Optional) Type of switch ports to use for report; valid values are as follows:
all—All port types are used
eth—All Ethernet port types are used
10e—10-Mbps Ethernet ports types are used
fe—Fast Ethernet port types are used
ge—Gigabit Ethernet port types are used
10ge—10-Gigabit Ethernet port types are used
background (Optional) Specifies the TopN report not to print to the screen when t he task is done.
Instead, a notification is sent out when the reports are ready.