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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 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:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 4:47 PM > To: Jason Koh > Cc: [email protected] > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp > archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ > _______________________________________________ cisco-nsp mailing list [email protected] https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
