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.