Administrator Guide

Switch Management Commands 2198
memory free low-watermark
Use the memory free low-watermark command to configure the notification
of a low memory condition on the switch. for the issuance of the CPU
overload SNMP trap and notification via a SYSLOG message. Use the no
form of the command to return the threshold to its default value.
Syntax
memory free low-watermark [ kb ]
no memory free low-watermark
• kb —The amount of free memory (in Kilobytes) below which a trap is
issued and a message is logged.
Default Configuration
The default low memory notification is 1 MB.
The SYSLOG notification message is issued with severity NOTICE.
Command Mode
Global Configuration
User Guidelines
Use the show memory cpu command to display the allocated and free
memory.
Setting the threshold to 0 disables low memory notifications.
The traps and SYSLOG messages are suppressed if they occur more
frequently than once a minute.
Command History
Introduced in version 6.2.0.1 firmware.
Example
This example sets the notification for low memory at 1 megabyte. A notice
message and trap will be issued if free memory falls below 1M and another
notice message and trap will be issued when free memory rises above 1M.
Console(config)#memory free low-watermark 1000
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