300-710 SNCF Management And Troubleshooting Practice Question
An administrator is troubleshooting a memory leak on an FTD virtual appliance. The administrator wants to inspect real-time memory usage of individual system processes and identify top memory-consuming tasks. Which command should be run in the FTD expert mode shell?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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top or ps aux --sort=-%mem
In standard Linux expert mode on FTD, standard process monitoring commands like 'top' or 'htop' (if installed) or specialized memory scripts are used. Specifically, 'top' or 'ps aux --sort=-%mem' displays active process memory consumption.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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top or ps aux --sort=-%mem
Why this is correct
Standard Linux utilities like 'top' and 'ps' are available in the expert shell to analyze process memory and CPU usage.
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system support memory-leak-detector
Why it's wrong here
This command does not exist in the FTD OS.
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show memory detail
Why it's wrong here
'show memory detail' is a diagnostic CLI command, but for granular Linux process inspection, expert mode tools are required.
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pmtool memory-dump all
Why it's wrong here
pmtool does not support a 'memory-dump all' parameter.
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Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official Cisco exam blueprint
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