Cisco Cisco IOS Software Release 12.2(33)SRE

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The Embedded Resource Manager (ERM) feature allows you to monitor internal system resource 
utilization for specific resources such as the buffer, memory, and CPU. ERM monitors resource 
utilization from the perspective of various subsystems within the Cisco IOS software such as resource 
owners (ROs) and resource users (RUs). ERM allows you to configure threshold values for system 
resources.

The ERM infrastructure is designed to be extensible and to allow for granular monitoring on an IOS task 
basis. Network administrators can define thresholds to create notifications according to the real-time 
resource consumption. ERM goes beyond simply monitoring for total CPU utilization. Through the use 
of ERM, network administrators and operators can gain a better understanding of the device’s 
operational characteristics, leading to better insight into system scalability and improved system 
availability.

Configuration information is included in the “Embedded Resource Manager” module of the Cisco IOS 
Network Management Configuration Guide, Release 12.4,

at the following URL:

The following sections provide information about this feature:

Information About the Embedded Resource Manager

How to Configure the Embedded Resource Manager

For a complete list of features included in the “Embedded Resource Manager” module, see the Feature 
Information Table located toward the end of the module.

Command reference information is included in the Cisco IOS Network Management Command 
Reference, Release 12.4T, at the following URL:

The following commands are new or modified for this feature: