Administrator Guide

show processes ipc
Display the IPC messaging used internally between Dell Networking OS processes.
C9000 Series
Syntax
show processes ipc [recv-stats | send-stats] [cp | rp | lp | pe {slot-id |
all}]
Parameters
recv-stats Enter the keyword recv-stats to display information on IPC receiver-side
messages.
send-stats Enter the keyword send-stats to display information on IPC sender-side
messages.
cp Enter the keyword cp to view IPC message statistics on the Control Processor
CPU.
rp Enter the keyword rp to view IPC message statistics on the Route Processor CPU.
lp slot-id Enter the slot ID of the line card for which you want to view IPC message
statistics. The range of switch slot IDs is from 0 to 11. Enter linecard all to
view IPC statistics for all line cards.
pe pe-id Enter the keyword pe to view IPC message statistics on the port extender
(PE) .The PE ID range is from 0 to 255.
NOTE: The pe option is only visible when the extended bridge feature is
enabled.
Defaults Display IPC message statistics on all switch CPUs: Control Processor, Route Processor, and line cards.
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, see the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series and E-Series.
Usage
Information
Important Points:
● Use show processes ipc commands only when you are working directly with Dell Technical
Support to troubleshoot a problem.
Example: show
processes ipc
send-stats
Dell#show processes ipc send-stats rp
IPC Send Statistics on RP
Memory Used by Send DB on this processor: 1451880 bytes
SeqNo - Last sent guaranteed IPC pkt sequence no from this source to
Control and Monitoring 121