[c-nsp] Extremely slow performing show running-config

[Michel Grossenbacher]

Given its not a solution to your problem, but you can use the
*linenum*keyword behind the sh start command to display the line
numbers.
So you know how many line numbers you got.

best regards

Michel

2008/9/30 Jason Koh <jason.koh at webvisions.com>

> Hi there.
>
> 1. The time taken for show run is about 7-10 minutes long
>
> 2. #sh start
> Using 67275 out of 391160 bytes
> Can't really tell how much lines are there. It's a lot.
>
> 3. ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 12.1(11r)E1, RELEASE SOFTWARE (fc1)
> BOOTLDR: c6sup2_rp Software (c6sup2_rp-PS-M), Version 12.2(18)SXD4, RELEASE
> SOFTWARE (fc1)
> System image file is "sup-bootflash:c6k222-ps-mz.122-18.SXD4.bin"
>
> Using quite an old IOS I think. I just took over from the predecessor.
>
> /Jason
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phil Mayers [mailto:p.mayers at imperial.ac.uk]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:47 PM
> To: Jason Koh
> Cc: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Extremely slow performing show running-config
>
>
> Jason Koh wrote:
> > Hi there
> >
> > I have a strange problem with a pair of cat6509s. Both are connected to
> each
> > other via OSPF and IBGP, with EBGP with my upstream providers.
> >
> > Whenever I use show running-config, it will pause for an extremely long
> time
> > after the line "Building Configuration". It happens from either console
> or
> > telnet sessions. At first I thought it was a CPU or memory problem, but
> > "show proc cpu" and "show proc mem" shows nothing out of the ordinary
> (cpu
> > less than 20% and memory with more than 256M free). Rebooting both
> machines
> > doesn't solve the problem either.
> >
> > After further investigations, I found out that the same problem occurs
> when
> > I do the following as well.
> >
> > 1) copy running-config startup-config
> > 2) write memory
> >
> > Show startup-config does not have this problem.
>
> Some questions:
>
>  1. How long is "extremely long"
>  2. How big (in lines and in bytes) is your startup config
>  3. Which SUP, IOS version and linecards are you using
>
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