How to Allocate an Extra Management CPU to NetScaler MPX Appliance

At the command prompt, type one of the following commands:

• enable extramgmtcpu
• disable extramgmtcpu

Note

After you enable and disable this feature, the NetScaler appliance displays a warning to restart the appliance, for the changes to take effect.

To show the configured and effective state of an extra management CPU

At the command prompt, type command:

Note : In this example, the show command is entered before restarting the appliance.

Parameter Descriptions of Commands Listed in the CLI Procedure

• enable extramgmtcpu

Enables and dedicates extra CPU for management from PE pool.

See also:

disable system extramgmtcpu

show system extramgmtcpu

• disable extramgmtcpu

Disables extra CPU for management and returns it to the PE pool.

See also:

enable system extramgmtcpu

show system extramgmtcpu

• show extramgmtcpu

Displays configured and effective states of the extra management CPU.

Configured and effective state are different if enable extramgmtcpu command has been entered but system is has not been restarted.

See also:

enable system extramgmtcpu

disable system extramgmtcpu

To allocate an extra management CPU by using the NetScaler GUI, navigate to System>Settingsand click Configure Extra Management CPU. From the Configured State drop-down menu, selectEnabled and then select OK.

To check CPU usage, go to System > Settings > Dashboard.

Use the following NITRO methods and formats to enable, disable, and show an extra management CPU.

To enable an extra management CPU

HTTP Method: POST

URL: http://<NSIP>/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu?action=enable

Payload: {“systemextramgmtcpu”:{}}

curl -v -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u nsroot:nsroot http://10.102.201.92/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu?action=enable -d '{"systemextramgmtcpu":{}}'

To disable an extra management CPU

HTTP Method: POST

URL: http://<NSIP>/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu?action=disable

Payload: {“systemextramgmtcpu”:{}}

curl -v -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u nsroot:nsroot http://10.102.201.92/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu?action=disable -d '{"systemextramgmtcpu":{}}' 

To show an extra management CPU

HTTP Method: GET

URL: http://<NSIP>/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu

curl -v -X GET -H "Content-Type: application/json" -u nsroot:nsroot http://10.102.201.92/nitro/v1/config/systemextramgmtcpu 

The following examples show the differences in the output of the stat system cpu and stat system commands before and after adding an extra management CPU.

1. stat system cpu

This command displays statistics of CPUs.

Here is a sample output before adding an extra management CPU on one of the supported models.

Example: Output Before Adding an Extra Management CPU

> stat system cpu

CPU statistics

ID Usage

8 1

7 1

11 2

1 1

6 1

9 1

3 1

5 1

4 1

10 1

2 1

Here is the output after adding an extra management CPU on the same MPX appliance.

Example: Output After Adding an Extra Management CPU

> stat system cpu

CPU statistics

ID Usage

9 1

7 1

5 1

8 1

11 2

10 1

6 1

4 1

3 1

2 1

2. stat system

This command displays CPU use. In the following example, the output before adding an extra management CPU on one of the supported models is:

Mgmt Additional-CPU usage (%) 0.00

Example: Output Before Adding an Extra Management CPU

> stat system

NetScaler Executive View

System Information:

Up since Wed Oct 11 11:17:54 2017

/flash Used (%) 0

Packet CPU usage (%) 1.30

Management CPU usage (%) 4.00

Mgmt CPU0 usage (%) 4.00

Mgmt Additional-CPU usage (%) 0.00

Memory usage (MB) 2167

InUse Memory (%) 5.76

/var Used (%) 0

In the following example, the output after adding an extra management CPU on the same MPX appliance is:

Mgmt Additional-CPU usage (%) 0.80

Example: Output After Adding an Extra Management CPU

> stat system
NetScaler Executive View
System Information: 
Up since Wed Oct 11 11:55:56 2017
/flash Used (%) 0


Packet CPU usage (%) 1.20


Management CPU usage (%) 5.70


Mgmt CPU0 usage (%) 10.60


Mgmt Additional-CPU usage (%) 0.80


Memory usage (MB) 1970


InUse Memory (%) 5.75


/var Used (%) 0


Note :After you enable and disable this feature, the NetScaler appliance displays a warning to restart the appliance, for the changes to take effect.