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Viewing information and statistics about the Virtual I/O Server, the server, and virtual resources

You can view information and statistics about the Virtual I/O Server, the server, and virtual resources to help you manage and monitor the system, and troubleshoot problems.

The following table lists the information and statistics available on the Virtual I/O Server, as well as the commands you need to run to view the information and statistics.
Table 1. Information and associated commands for the Virtual I/O Server
Information to view Command
Statistics about kernel threads, virtual memory, disks, traps, and processor activity. vmstat
Statistics for a Fibre Channel device driver. fcstat
A summary of virtual memory usage. svmon
Information about the Virtual I/O Server and the server, such as the server model, machine ID, Virtual I/O Server logical partition name and ID, and the LAN network number. uname
Generic and device-specific statistics for an Ethernet driver or device, including the following information for a Shared Ethernet Adapter:
  • Shared Ethernet Adapter statistics:
    • Number of real and virtual adapters (If you are using Shared Ethernet Adapter failover, this number does not include the control channel adapter)
    • Shared Ethernet Adapter flags
    • VLAN IDs
    • Information about real and virtual adapters
  • Shared Ethernet Adapter failover statistics:
    • High availability statistics
    • Packet types
    • State of the Shared Ethernet Adapter
    • Bridging mode
  • GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) statistics:
    • Bridge Protocol Data Unit (BPDU) statistics
    • Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (GARP) statistics
    • GARP VLAN Registration Protocol (GVRP) statistics
  • Listing of the individual adapter statistics for the adapters associated with the Shared Ethernet Adapter
enstat

The vmstat, fcstat, svmon, and uname commands are available with Virtual I/O Server Version 1.5 or later. To update the Virtual I/O Server, see Updating the Virtual I/O Server.



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Last updated: Thu, April 05, 2018