Monitor System Properties

Learn about how to monitor system properties such as uptime, users, and storage.

Purpose

View system properties such as the name, IP address, and resource usage.

To monitor system properties in the CLI, enter the following commands:

Table 1 summarizes key output fields in the system properties display.

Table 1: Summary of Key System Properties Output Fields
Field	Values	Additional Information
General Information
Serial Number	Serial number of device.
Junos OS Version	Version of Junos OS active on the switch, including whether the software is for domestic or export use.	Export software is for use outside the USA and Canada.
Hostname	Name of the device.
IP Address	IP address of the device.
Loopback Address	Loopback address.
Domain Name Server	Address of the domain name server.
Time Zone	Time zone on the device.
Time
Current Time	Current system time, in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
System Booted Time	Date and time when the device was last booted and how long it has been running.
Protocol Started Time	Date and time when the protocols were last started and how long they have been running.
Last Configured Time	Date and time when a configuration was last committed. This field also shows the name of the user who issued the last `commit` command.
Load Average	CPU load average for 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
Storage Media
Internal Flash Memory	Usage details of internal flash memory.
External Flash Memory	Usage details of external USB flash memory.
Logged in Users Details
User	Username of any user logged in to the switch.
Terminal	Terminal through which the user is logged in.
From	System from which the user has logged in. A hyphen indicates that the user is logged in through the console.
Login Time	Time when the user logged in.	This is the user@switch field in `show system users` command output.
Idle Time	How long the user has been idle.