Enterasys Networks 700 - Manual (Page 78)

The MultiSwitch 700 Device View
2-58 Managing the Module
To display the System Resources window:
1. Click Device in the Device View menu bar to display the Device menu.
2. Select System Resources. The System Resources window, Figure 2-25 ,
opens.
Figure 2-25. The System Resources Window
CPU Type
Displays the type and speed (in megahertz) of the CPU (processor) used by the
system.
Flash Memory Installed:
Displays the total amount of installed flash memory (in Mbytes). Flash memory is
the reprogrammable memory used to store the device’s image code.
Flash Memory Available:
Displays (in Kbytes) the current amount of flash memory that is currently free
and not currently being used for code and data.
DRAM Installed:
Displays the total installed Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) in
Mbytes. DRAM is volatile memory used to temporarily store data via capacitors
and transistors, which must be constantly recharged to retain data. Access time to
read data stored on DRAM is slower than reading data stored on Static Random
Access Memory (SRAM) — since the processor cannot read DRAM while the
capacitors are being recharged. A DRAM chip, however, can store about four
times more data than a comparable SRAM chip, and is less expensive to
manufacture.