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<\/p>\nWhile double checking some stats on a network I came across this in Libre.\u00a0 \u00a084% is usually something that would cause me to be alarmed, as Libre is trying to tell us.<\/p>\n
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After some research, I found the following.<\/p>\n
While it is not documented, it was noted that this was by design and that it would not affect the switch as the <\/em>switchport becomes more and more loaded.<\/em><\/p>\n The switch allocates dedicated memory to certain <\/em>processes \/ resources by default and then additional resources when the configuration is added. This ensures proper functionality and is again by design.<\/em><\/p>\n The I\/O Memory pool buffers information transmitted to and from the CPU, and does not affect the actual forwarding of packets on the switch.<\/em><\/p>\n Translation: The switch uses up these resources by default, even if they aren’t all being used.\u00a0 Think of it as setting it aside for future use without dynamic allocation\u00a0of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" While double checking some stats on a network I came across this in Libre.\u00a0 \u00a084% is usually something that would cause me to be alarmed, as Libre is trying to tell us. 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