# Viewing your gateway system resource status


When your gateway starts, it checks its virtual CPU cores, root volume size, and RAM. It then determines whether these system resources are sufficient for your gateway to function properly. You can view the results of this check on the gateway's local console.

**To view the status of a system resource check**

1. Log in to your gateway's local console. For instructions, see [Logging In to Your Amazon EC2 Gateway Local Console](EC2_MaintenanceConsoleWindow-common.md).

1. From the **Amazon Appliance Activation - Configuration** main menu, enter the corresponding numeral to select **View System Resource Check**.

   Each resource displays **[OK**], **[WARNING]**, or **[FAIL]**, indicating the status of the resource as follows:    
[\[See the AWS documentation website for more details\]](http://docs.amazonaws.cn/en_us/storagegateway/latest/tgw/EC2_system-resource-check-common.html)

   The console also displays the number of errors and warnings next to the resource check menu option.