# Monitoring DHCP External Server Statistics

#### Purpose

Display statistics for all external DHCP servers, or for a specific server.

#### Action

To display statistics for a DHCP external server:

    host1(config)#show ip dhcp-external statistics server-address 100.20.32.1
    DHCP External Statistics
    Server Address 10.10.32.1
    ------------------------
          Item          Count
    -----------------   -----
    memUsage              136
    bindings                1
    request                69
    ack (request)        1120
    renew               38611
    ack (renew)         38611
    nak                    42
    release                68
    lease expirations       0

#### Meaning

Table 113 lists the show ip dhcp-external statistics command output fields.

Table 113: show ip dhcp-external statistics Output Fields

Field Name | Field Description
--- | ---
memUsage | Memory in bytes used by DHCP server
bindings | Number of IP addresses currently assigned
request | Number of DHCP request packets
ack (request) | Number of DHCP acknowledgment packets in response to DHCP requests
renew | Number of DHCP renew packets
ack (renew) | Number of DHCP acknowledgment packets in response to DHCP renewals
nak | Number of DHCP negative acknowledgment packets
release | Number of DHCP release packets
lease expirations | Number of lease expirations

#### Related Documentation

- show ip dhcp-external statistics