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52 omreport: Viewing System Status Using the Instrumentation Service
The following fields are defined for a cache present on a particular
microprocessor. If the cache is internal to the processor, the fields do not
appear in the cache report:
• Speed
• Cache Device Supported Type
• Cache Device Current Type
• External Socket Name
NOTE: Due to the limitations of certain operating systems (for example, VMware
®
ESXi), certain features may not be available with this release of OpenManage
Server Administrator.
Fields Reported for Each Cache on a Particular Processor
The following fields are displayed for each cache on a particular processor:
Status reports whether a specific cache on the processor is enabled or
disabled.
Level refers to a primary or secondary cache. Primary-level cache is a memory
bank built into the processor. Secondary-level cache is a staging area that
feeds the primary cache. A secondary-level cache may be built into the
processor or reside in a memory chipset outside the processor. The internal
processor cache is referred to as a Level 1 (or L1). L2 cache is the external
cache in a system with an Intel Pentium processor, and it is the second level of
cache that is accessed. The names L1 and L2 are not indicative of where the
cache is physically located (internal or external), but describe which cache is
accessed first (L1, therefore internal).
Speed refers to the rate at which the cache can forward data from the main
memory to the processor.
Max Size is the maximum amount of memory that the cache can hold in
kilobytes.
Installed Size is the actual size of the cache.
Ty p e indicates whether the cache is primary or secondary.
Location is the location of the cache on the processor or on a chipset outside
the processor.