Resource Utilization

Use the System Status > Resource Utilization page to view information for the system’s CPU and memory utilization.

System Status > Resource Utilization

Field

Description

CPU Utilization

CPU Usage by User

CPU resource currently used by user space processes, in percentage.

CPU Usage by Kernel

CPU resource currently used by kernel space processes, in percentage.

CPU Idle

CPU idle resource at current time, in percentage.

CPU Waiting for I/O

CPU resource currently waiting for I/O, in percentage.

Memory Utilization

Total Memory

Total amount of memory space available on the security appliance.

Memory Used

Total amount of memory space currently used by the processes.

Free Memory

Total amount of memory space currently not used by the processes.

Cached Memory

Total amount of memory space currently used as cache.

Buffer Memory

Total amount of memory space currently used as buffers.