Monitoring CPU Resources (vsx resctrl)

Use the vsx resctrl commands to monitor the CPU resources on a VSX Gateway Physical server that hosts VSX virtual networks, including all Virtual Devices that provide the functionality of physical network devices. It holds at least one Virtual System, which is called VS0.. You can also see real-time statistics on the current and average CPU consumption by the Virtual Devices.

Note - You must enable VSX Virtual System Extension. Check Point virtual networking solution, hosted on a computer or cluster with virtual abstractions of Check Point Security Gateways and other network devices. These Virtual Devices provide the same functionality as their physical counterparts. Resource Control Monitoring to see data about CPU usage for each Virtual System Virtual Device on a VSX Gateway or VSX Cluster Member that implements the functionality of a Security Gateway. Acronym: VS. over SNMP.

fw vsx resctrl load_configuration

Description

Initializes Resource Control. This command uses the contents of the resctrlfile to configure CPU resource Control.

Syntax

fw vsx resctrl load_configuration

Example output

Loading Resource Control configuration from $FWDIR/conf/resctrl

 Resource Control Monitor is disabled

 Resource Control monitoring configuration successfully read.

Comment

After you run fw vsx resctrl load_configuration, the commands in the resctrlfile enable or disable Resource Control monitoring.

fw vsx resctrl monitor

Description

Configures the Resource Monitor and shows its current status. This command overrides the settings in the Resource Control configuration file, but does not survive reboot.

Syntax

fw vsx resctrl monitor {enable | disable | show}

Parameter	Description
`enable`	Enables Resource Monitor
`disable`	Disables Resource Monitor
`show`	Displays whether Resource Monitor is enabled or disabled

Example

[Expert@MyChassis-ch0x-0x:0]# g_fw vsx resctrl monitor enable

Resource Control Monitor is enabled

fw vsx resctrl reset

Description

Resets the Resource Control monitoring statistics.

Syntax

fw vsx resctrl reset

fw vsx resctrl stat

Description

Shows the percentage of the total CPU resources that each Virtual Device Logical object that emulates the functionality of a type of physical network object. Virtual Device can be on of these: Virtual Router, Virtual System, or Virtual Switch. uses.

Syntax

fw vsx resctrl [-u | -d| -d -q] stat

Parameter	Description
`-u`	Displays information per CPU (SMP only).
`-d`	Displays 24 hours of statistics. These statistics are only available after 24 hours of monitoring.
`-d -q`	Same as `-d` parameter without details for each CPU. Shows an average of all the CPUs for each Virtual Device.

Example

# fw vsx resctrl -d -q stat

Virtual Systems CPU Usage Statistics

====================================

Number of CPUs/Hyper-threading: 4

Monitoring active time: 14s

ID Name                      |1sec  10sec 1min  1hr   24hr*

=============================+====================================

0 VSX2                       |0.11  0.06  0.08  0.07  0.01

1 VSX2_vs1                   |15.80 21.57 21.75 22.28 1.94

2 VSX2_vsw                   |0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00  0.00

3 VSX2_vs2                   |16.91 22.57 22.77 23.09 2.01

=============================+====================================

Total Virtual Devices CPU Use|32.82 44.20 44.60 45.44 3.96

=============================+====================================

Example

# fw vsx resctrl -u

Virtual Systems CPU Usage Statistics [%]

========================================

Number of CPUs: 4

Monitoring active time: 9m 4s

ID    Name                   | CPU  |  1sec  10sec   1min    1hr*  24hr*

=============================+======+==================================

  0   vsxb                   | 0    |  0.30   0.44   0.48   0.00   0.00

                             | 1    | 12.50   1.33   0.48   0.00   0.00

                             | 2    |  3.40   1.36   5.25   0.00   0.00

                             | 3    |  0.20   0.24   0.41   0.00   0.00

                             | Avg. |  4.10   0.84   1.65   0.00   0.00

-----------------------------+------+----------------------------------

  1   vs1                    | 0    |  0.00   0.02   0.11   0.00   0.00

                             | 1    |  0.00   0.01   0.01   0.00   0.00

                             | 2    |  0.20   0.04   0.11   0.00   0.00

                             | 3    |  0.00   0.01   0.01   0.00   0.00

                             | Avg. |  0.05   0.02   0.06   0.00   0.00

=============================+======+==================================

Total Virtual Devices CPU Use| 0    |  0.30   0.46   0.59   0.00   0.00

                             | 1    | 12.50   1.34   0.48   0.00   0.00

                             | 2    |  3.60   1.40   5.35   0.00   0.00

                             | 3    |  0.20   0.25   0.42   0.00   0.00

                             | Avg. |  4.15   0.86   1.71   0.00   0.00

=============================+======+==================================

Comments

For systems with more than one CPU, time is an average for all CPUs. To see the usage for each Virtual Device per CPU, run vsx resctrl -u stat
Total Virtual System CPU Usage includes the total for all Virtual Devices: Virtual Routers, Virtual Switches, Virtual Systems and the VSX Gateway.