Extreme Networks Px Series - Manual (Page 45)

Px Series Application Switch Installation and Configuration Guide 4-15
Utilities
Utilities
The Px series application switch offers utilities for the following operations:
• Checking Basic Connectivity on page 4-15
• Logging on page 4-16
• Configuring a Startup Banner Message on page 4-17
• Starting the GlobalPx Content Director Agent on page 4-17
Showing CPU Load
Use the following command to show the CPU load:
top
This is similar to the UNIX top command. The idle task, BGTask , shows 99%-100% if
nothing else is going on.
Checking Basic Connectivity
The Px series application switch offers the following commands for checking basic
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 command syntax is:
ping [<ipaddress>|<hostname>]
• 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>]