Px Series Application Switch Installation and Configuration Gui de 4-15
Utilities
Utilities
The Px series application switch offers utilities for the fo llowing op erations:
Checking Basic Connectivity on page4-15
Logging on page 4-16
Configuring a Startup Banner Message on page 4-17
Starting the GlobalPx Content Director Agent on page4-17

Showing CPU Load

Use the following command to show the CPU load:
top
This is similar to the UNIX top command. The idl e task, BGTask, shows 99%-100% if
nothing else is going on.

Checking Basic Connectivity

The Px series application switch offers the following c ommands fo r checking bas ic
connectivity:
The ping command enables you to send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP)
echo messages to a remote IP device. This command is available for both the user
and administrator privilege level. The comma nd syntax is:
ping [<ipaddress>|<hostn ame>]
The traceroute command enables you to trace the routed path between the switch
and a destination end station. The command syntax is:
traceroute [<ip_address> | <hostname>]