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Configuring and Managing Routers with Site Manager
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The message also means that the processor modules found in the currently
connected router are not user-configurable, for example, when the Kernel
Configuration routine finds only ACE-25 or FRE modules in the currently
connected router.
The Kernel Configuration window displays the following information
(T
able E-2).
3. Select the processor module slot that requires memory repartitioning.
4. Enter an amount in the Dedicated to Global Pool field.
To add more memory to the global pool, click on Up until the desired amount
of memory appears, or type a value in the Dedicated to Global Pool field. As
you increase the amount of global memory, you decrease the amount of local
memory proportionally.
To add more memory to the local pool, click on Down until the desired
amount of memory appears, or type a value in the field.
5. Click on Update to restart the slot with the new values.
A confirmation window prompts:
Restart slot?
To reset the memory allocation to the factory-default values, click on Default
instead of Update. A message then prompts you to confirm your decision to
reset the values.
6. Click on OK to restart the processor module located in that slot.
You return to the main Site Manager window.
Table E-2. Kernel Configuration Window Information
Memory Configuration
Information Description
Total memory on the
specified slot
Total memory displayed depends on the type of
processor module.
Memory dedicated to the
local pool
Local pool refers to the memory used to manage the
router. For example, it contains the statistics, event
log, bootable image, and configuration file, along with
the routes that IP learned.
Memory dedicated to the
global pool
Global pool refers to the memory dedicated for
message buffers.