Slower ping round time trip responses on L3 switch since EIGRP was configured

[hmc2500]

Hi, since we have implemented EIGRP for our WAN connection (1gbps) between 4 Layer 3 switches (between 4 sites) we have noticed slightly slower round time trips when pinging to each L3 switch. The static routes that we had before were about 5 to 10 ms faster in response time. Is this expected behavior for EIGRP (maybe because it uses more cpu and memory)? Or could this be because of some other problem? Actually when I ping other remote devices behind the L3 switches they have faster round trip times that the L3 switches themselves. I don't see any issues or errors with EIGRP. Neighborships have established just fine as far as I can tell. Thanks.

[johnd2310]

Hi,

What is the cpu utilisation on the switches? Could be the layer 3 switches are busy.

Thanks

John

[hmc2500]

I've included memory too.

Site A:

sh process cpu
CPU utilization for five seconds: 64%/8%; one minute: 72%; five minutes: 70%

sh process cpu | include EIGRP
430 32282 232640 138 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4
431 46494 347588 133 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4 Hello

sh process mem
Processor Pool Total: 175322200 Used: 100282440 Free: 75039760
I/O Pool Total: 16777216 Used: 13091688 Free: 3685528
Driver te Pool Total: 4194304 Used: 40 Free: 4194264

sh process mem | include EIGRP

430 0 119784 52816 73312 0 0 EIGRP-IPv4
431 0 0 0 7104 0 0 EIGRP-IPv4 Hello

Site B:
show proc cpu
CPU utilization for five seconds: 68%/12%; one minute: 70%; five minutes: 69%

show proc cpu | include EIGRP
426 30211 176675 170 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4
427 9338208 45565616 204 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4 Hello

show proc mem
Processor Pool Total: 175422200 Used: 64324608 Free: 111097592
I/O Pool Total: 16777216 Used: 13042428 Free: 3734788
Driver te Pool Total: 4194304 Used: 106740 Free: 4087564

show proc mem | include EIGRP
426 0 232096 149716 85888 0 0 EIGRP-IPv4
427 0 27768 0 7032 6168 0 EIGRP-IPv4 Hello

[johnd2310]

Hi,

Your switches seem busy ( 70% utilisation). What process is causing high cpu utilisation. The eigrp process you have including is not the culprit for high utilisation.

when the switches are busy, pings are given low priority, hence the slow rtt when pinging the switches.

Thanks

John

[hmc2500]

This is the full show proc cpu. When I configure the switches to use static routes it is 5 to 10 sec faster. So I think EIGRP has to be involved in some way or am I wrong?

#sh proc cpu
CPU utilization for five seconds: 81%/7%; one minute: 70%; five minutes: 70%
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
1 2266255 27603189 82 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Chunk Manager
2 1300338 22032563 59 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Load Meter
3 1930 39755 48 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hulc_entropy_th r
4 36862 948499 38 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DHCPD Timer
5 2268050168 96045635 23614 0.00% 1.84% 1.97% 0 Check heaps
6 1048443 25759813 40 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Pool Manager
7 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiscardQ Backgr o
8 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Timers
9 42221 3681498 11 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 WATCH_AFS
10 8 5 1600 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 License Client N
11 284520540 1830977 155398 0.00% 0.15% 0.21% 0 Licensing Auto U
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
12 185 12 15416 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Image License b r
13 922317947 1110110525 830 1.27% 1.44% 1.45% 0 ARP Input
14 66993511 113114541 592 0.15% 0.15% 0.19% 0 ARP Background
15 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CEF MIB API
16 0 218 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA_SERVER_DEAD T
17 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Policy Manager
18 313 136 2301 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Entity MIB API
19 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IFS Agent Manag e
20 1212624 21904905 55 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Event Notif i
21 2280692 106223795 21 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Mcast Pendi n
22 54822 1831288 29 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Dynamic Cac h
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
23 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Session Ser v
24 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Zone Manage r
25 2397323 106223858 22 0.15% 0.01% 0.00% 0 IPC Periodic Ti m
26 2202926 106223898 20 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Deferred Po r
27 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Process lev e
28 3509294 38371201 91 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Seat Manage r
29 123919 6289784 19 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Check Queue
30 75 143 524 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Seat RX Con t
31 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Seat TX Con t
32 224729 11016294 20 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Keep Alive M
33 1392252 21972228 63 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC Loadometer
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
34 85 5 17000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 PrstVbl
35 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crash writer
36 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Exception contr o
37 17 13 1307 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 License IPC sta t
38 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 License IPC ser v
39 2591326 110162778 23 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 GraphIt
40 94667920 5767793 16413 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% 0 crypto sw pk pr o
41 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMART
42 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 XML Proxy Clien t
43 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ARP Snoop
44 2532990 108548939 23 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dynamic ARP Ins p
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
45 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Critical Bkgnd
46 181756110 24246143 7496 0.31% 0.18% 0.17% 0 Net Background
47 182 783 232 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IDB Work
48 15110 180971 83 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Logger
49 2602154 108548987 23 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 TTY Background
50 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CTS CORE
51 1948 6016 323 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SXP CORE
52 271 1954 138 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IF-MGR control p
53 2001 81653 24 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IF-MGR event pr o
54 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Inode Table Des t
55 0 11 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP Admission HA
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
56 996158 19801284 50 0.15% 0.02% 0.00% 0 Net Input
57 110179310 22198218 4963 0.15% 0.14% 0.15% 0 Compute load av g
58 66843168 1903946 35107 0.00% 0.04% 0.05% 0 Per-minute Jobs
59 274966114 110502060 2488 0.00% 0.31% 0.34% 0 Per-Second Jobs
60 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AggMgr Process
61 30095 348604 86 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Transport Port A
62 29706731 32249094 921 0.15% 0.01% 0.00% 0 HC Counter Time r
63 8220037 17099109 480 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SFF8472
64 0 70 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Identity
65 0 139 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED MAT
66 9667828 58439291 165 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED ND
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
67 41 83 493 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 USB Startup
68 38823206 2003328213 19 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DownWhenLooped
69 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC PBR Tcam M e
70 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC ACL Tcam M e
71 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc Warm Upgra d
72 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hdwl reque s
73 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc EEM Proces s
74 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC lpip reque s
75 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HLPIP Sync Proc e
76 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC Multi-FS S y
77 124 254 488 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC multifs pr o
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
78 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hnetwpol r e
79 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC EnergyWise
80 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC actual pow e
81 12047660 440554885 27 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HUSB Console
82 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC ipadm requ e
83 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SM RBCP Monitor
84 214026 3662124 58 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 PSP Timer
85 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC QM Tcam Me m
86 4262 48 88791 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 X2 HAMM detect p
87 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Madmax Process
88 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC asic-stats
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
89 570753597 807375154 706 1.11% 1.05% 1.00% 0 RedEarth I2C dr i
90 3061719601 532941690 5744 2.55% 2.46% 2.42% 0 RedEarth Tx Man a
91 34596827 403683898 85 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0 RedEarth Rx Man a
92 770986 22032565 34 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC Thermal Pr o
93 168 17 9882 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hsm reques t
94 8 64 125 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Stack Mgr
95 4481 589 7607 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Stack Mgr Notif i
96 93972532 43777466 2146 0.31% 0.22% 0.22% 0 Adjust Regions
97 24670895 54812791 450 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0 hrpc -> respons e
98 11301682 307636189 36 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hrpc -> request
99 125801408 392534603 320 0.15% 0.08% 0.06% 0 hrpc <- respons e
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
100 0 13 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hcomp requ e
101 12421145 550613055 22 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0 yeti2_emac_proc e
102 8 32 250 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC Device Man a
103 6246913 16704361 373 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hdm non bl o
104 0 12 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hdm blocki n
105 1908446 21904891 87 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HIPC bkgrd proc e
106 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 RTTYS Process
107 5417 13670 396 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc Port-Secur i
108 27907 235387 118 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hpsecure r e
109 25 27 925 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hfbm reque s
111 40816896 415483038 98 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0 HRPC hlfm reque s
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
112 199802270 2552407666 78 0.15% 0.21% 0.19% 0 HLFM address le a
113 11093792 108549502 102 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 HLFM aging proc e
114 89780267 2552799005 35 0.00% 0.03% 0.04% 0 HLFM address re t
115 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hrcmd requ e
116 24 151 158 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC emac reque s
117 203327 560928 362 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hulc misc r
118 1246042 36588115 34 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HVLAN main bkgr d
119 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HVLAN Mapped Vl a
120 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Vlan shutdown P r
121 50 429 116 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC vlan reque s
122 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC VLAN REF B a
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
123 67679 1831287 36 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hulc_xps_proces s
124 8 13 615 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC ilp reques t
125 31985498 7323903 4367 0.00% 0.07% 0.02% 0 Strider Tcam Me m
126 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC PM Vector P
127 33 69 478 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HPM Msg Retry P r
128 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard2/-1
129 226245461 1656197731 136 0.31% 0.17% 0.16% 0 hpm main proces s
130 5408 15828 341 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HPM Stack Sync P
131 269651 799750 337 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC pm request
132 0 10 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HPM if_num mapp i
133 1407855949 110162646 12779 1.11% 0.98% 0.98% 0 hpm counter pro c
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
134 220681073 577542372 382 0.15% 0.16% 0.15% 0 HRPC pm-counter s
135 5236 5820 899 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hpm vp events c a
136 3427542 108555276 31 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc CTS Proces s
137 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC cts reques t
138 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC Msg Retry P
139 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hcmp reque s
140 203448 52667 3862 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HCEF ADJ Refres h
141 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hl3md_rpfq_thrl _
142 965045 54748605 17 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hl3mm_rp
143 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HACL Queue Proc e
144 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC acl reques t
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
145 9 152 59 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HACL Acl Manage r
146 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC aim reques t
147 0 5 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC axiom-mgmt
148 970835 54748602 17 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc Axiom Mgmt
149 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC backup int e
150 52132 75960 686 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 RADIUS
151 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC cdp reques t
152 41 277 148 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC CISP Proce s
153 45339 369013 122 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC dot1x requ e
154 135 83 1626 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dot1X Msg Retry
155 268689 413742 649 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC DOT1X Proc e
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
156 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC foxhound r e
157 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc Foxhound P r
158 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC lldp reque s
159 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MACsec Process
160 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC macsec req u
161 0 11 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC system mtu
162 8 23 347 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC rep reques t
163 0 10 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 REP Helper Proc
164 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC sdm reques t
165 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI MSG Retry P r
166 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC Smart Inst a
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
167 36261969 530421369 68 0.00% 0.05% 0.01% 0 Hulc Storm Cont r
168 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HSTP Sync Proce s
169 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC stp_cli re q
170 1365 6967 195 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC stp_state_ s
171 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 S/W Bridge Proc e
172 17 280 60 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hudld requ e
173 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC vqpc reque s
174 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC iec_load_b a
175 2462133 108549005 22 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IEC Load balanc e
176 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC l2pt qnq r p
177 364 1053 345 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hled reque s
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
178 3919654223 2601604179 1506 16.63% 16.35% 16.37% 0 Hulc LED Proces s
179 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hl3mm requ e
180 2846779 76048121 37 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hl3mm
181 734009549 429717698 1708 14.87% 26.55% 26.69% 0 HL3U bkgrd proc e
182 15669584 186327399 84 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 HRPC hl3u reque s
183 3339025 25111503 132 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HIPV6 bkgrd pro c
184 14770736 186316823 79 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC IPv6 Unica s
185 805345 25111565 32 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HL3U PBR bkgrd p
186 21375 917437 23 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HL3U PBR n-h re s
187 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC obfl reque s
188 15103259 171998797 87 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 LACP Protocol
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
189 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC dtp reques t
190 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hmedianet p
191 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC show_forwa r
192 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC snmp reque s
193 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC SNMP Proce s
194 423352159 21898999 19332 0.31% 0.37% 0.37% 0 HQM Stack Proce s
195 601574708 227796019 2640 0.63% 0.57% 0.57% 0 HRPC qos reques t
196 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC span reque s
197 151 414 364 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC system pos t
198 0 49 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Hulc Reload Man a
199 6612 543 12176 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hrcli-even t
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
200 79786 612016 130 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HCMP sync proce s
201 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 image mgr
202 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRFS OIR Proc
203 1453382 3319458 437 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HL2MCM
204 41651 4329 9621 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HL2MCM
205 34180 76370 447 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA Server
206 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA ACCT Proc
207 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ACCT Periodic P r
208 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA System Acct
209 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AUTH POLICY Fra m
210 2869771 107026523 26 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Auth Manager
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
211 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Auth-proxy AAA B
212 8826 367198 24 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP Admin SM Pro c
213 564173373 168528585 3347 1.11% 0.42% 0.43% 0 CDP Protocol
214 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard5/-1
215 115043173 158853847 724 0.31% 0.30% 0.32% 0 CEF: IPv4 proce s
216 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CMD HANDLER
217 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA Dictionary R
218 31542 918024 34 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DHCP Snooping
219 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DHCP Snooping d b
220 0 12 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dot1x Mgr Proce s
221 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EAP Framework
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
222 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EAP Test
223 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EAPoUDP Process
224 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CEF switching b a
225 3399133 1433253 2371 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP ARP Adjacenc y
226 241308375 2552386592 94 0.63% 0.52% 0.49% 0 IP ARP Retry Ag e
227 298929513 780061339 383 0.15% 0.30% 0.27% 0 IP Input
228 9 1 9000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ICMP event hand l
229 4486487 210238267 21 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP ARP Track
230 375529 109010993 3 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 fnvRootHubPortS t
231 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 tHUB
232 14177874 1051152641 13 0.15% 0.01% 0.00% 0 MDFS MFIB Proce s
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
233 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ADJ NSF process
234 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPv6 ping proce s
235 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 KRB5 AAA
236 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MKA
237 1053491 7323906 143 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MDFS LC Downloa d
238 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 REP Topology ch a
239 34 271 125 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI Director DB
240 6105150 49614697 123 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI CDP Update H
241 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI Backup Proc e
242 469 3662 128 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI IBC server p
243 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI IBC client p
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
244 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SMI IBC Downloa d
245 2039629928 951113767 2144 2.23% 1.73% 1.76% 0 Spanning Tree
246 12935644 1837477 7039 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Spanning Tree S t
247 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CDP Forward Pro c
248 247192 96864 2551 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 802.1x switch
249 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 802.1x Webauth F
250 28363702 29322469 967 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DTP Protocol
251 0 13 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC IPv6 Host r
252 0 15 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPv6 Platform H o
253 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 axiom-module cr a
254 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC dai reques t
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
255 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC DAI Proces s
256 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC power down
257 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC ip device t
258 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC ip source g
259 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC IP Source g
260 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC sisf reque s
261 9 8 1125 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC SISF Proce s
262 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC SISF Sourc e
263 95907143 108543890 883 0.31% 0.19% 0.20% 0 PI MATM Aging P r
264 77394151 1100189827 70 0.15% 0.05% 0.05% 0 UDLD
265 49462 3672095 13 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Port-Security
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
266 8 2 4000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Switch Backup I n
267 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP Host Track P r
268 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Link State Grou p
269 48977 1831286 26 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MMN bkgrd proce s
270 1046889 10985842 95 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Ethchnl
271 40517 30049 1348 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 VMATM Callback
272 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC UDP Input
273 305091 2200565 138 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CEF background p
274 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 fib_fib_bfd_sb e
275 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP IRDP
276 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CEF RF HULC Con v
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
277 0 113 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 XDR background p
278 28185067 67019121 420 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0 XDR mcast
279 331784 10986036 30 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP ACL XDR LC B a
280 0 11 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 XDR RP Ping Bac k
281 102036862 96449980 1057 0.00% 0.08% 0.08% 0 XDR mcast rcv
282 120453 1831287 65 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 XDR RP backgrou n
283 66 19 3473 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPC LC Message H
284 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 XDR RP Test Bac k
285 284 16 17750 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ADJ background
286 0 13 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MDFS LC Process
287 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Critical Auth
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
288 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Routing Topolog y
289 463 144 3215 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP RIB Update
290 98511831 62797022 1568 0.31% 0.32% 0.29% 0 ADJ resolve pro c
291 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPv6 RIB Event H
292 63525 1168773 54 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 TCP Timer
293 123141 258430 476 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 TCP Protocols
294 2068863 140177864 14 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Socket Timers
295 8444542 1443909 5848 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HTTP CORE
296 24556 1376852 17 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Cluster L2
297 413955 10985842 37 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Cluster RARP
298 16748187 59402497 281 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 Cluster Base
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
299 63820359 288768391 221 0.00% 0.12% 0.14% 0 DHCPD Receive
300 0 4 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dot1x Supplican t
301 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dot1x Supplican t
302 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Dot1x Supplican t
303 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Flow Exporter T i
304 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Multicast Offlo a
305 176767 137795 1282 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 RARP Input
306 17 175 97 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 static
307 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MAB Framework
308 1450483 10985846 132 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 QoS stats proce s
309 51856 1831287 28 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DHCPD Database
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
310 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 REP LSL Proc
311 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 REP BPA/EPA Pro c
312 0 11 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SNMP Timers
313 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC dhcp snoop i
314 0 10 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC DHCP Snoop i
315 522730 5493230 95 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC stack powe r
316 832673 15577967 53 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC stack powe r
317 21596 16611 1300 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IGMPSN L2MCM
318 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IGMPSN MRD
319 4692644 21456817 218 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IGMPSN
320 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IGMPQR
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
321 8 3 2666 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 L2TRACE SERVER
322 7920 16523 479 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MLDSN L2MCM
323 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MRD
324 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MLD_SNOOP
325 1248937 3358566 371 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hl2mcm igm p
326 33137505 1059711928 31 0.31% 0.08% 0.01% 0 MDFS RP process
327 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EM Background P r
328 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA Cached Serv e
329 1623 4620 351 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Collection proc e
330 93 581 160 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC hl2mcm mld s
331 24185926 65321 370268 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 NIST rng proc
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
332 4752312 210238271 22 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Timer Library
333 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ENABLE AAA
334 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 LDAP process
335 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto Support
336 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPSECv6 PS Proc
337 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 LINE AAA
338 116 2307 50 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 LOCAL AAA
339 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EPM MAIN PROCES S
340 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard4/-1
341 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 TPLUS
342 12158621 5492948 2213 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HULC ISM FNF
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
343 6029 2871 2099 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hulc cfg mgr ma s
344 435 30 14500 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 crypto engine p r
345 4946030 109490687 45 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto IKEv2
346 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IKEv2 AAA handl e
347 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 encrypt proc
348 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CRYPTO MAP FREE
349 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto INT
350 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto IKE Disp a
351 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto IKMP
352 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPSEC manual ke y
353 238342 5492950 43 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPSEC key engin e
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
354 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto ACL
355 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto PAS Proc
356 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IPSec backgroun d
357 4820 122183 39 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto CA
358 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Crypto PKI-CRL
359 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 MMON PROCESS
360 45818919 3223189117 14 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% 0 MMON MENG
361 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC x_setup re q
362 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 REP Switch Help e
363 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Licensing MIB p r
364 33 920 35 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 VTP Trap Proces s
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
365 11775 177583 66 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 ASP Process Cre a
366 83759 268423 312 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 AAA SEND STOP E V
367 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Test AAA Client
368 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DHCP Security H e
369 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Routing
370 6808 154323 44 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Syslog
371 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Syslog Traps
372 17548 367309 47 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 OBFL TEMP obfl0
373 68335 1831286 37 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 vlmap logger
374 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HCD Process
375 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC cable diag n
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
376 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC rsu reques t
377 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard3/-1
378 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard1/-1
379 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Online Diag EEM
380 45362963 1000822365 45 0.15% 0.02% 0.00% 0 PM Callback
381 23238864 1329112 17484 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 hulc running co n
382 273541 8802805 31 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 dhcp snooping s w
383 17 23 739 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 OBFL Cfg Dispat c
384 1244 6656 186 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM Server
385 17 2 8500 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Call Home proce s
386 0 4 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CTS credentials
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
387 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM Policy Dire c
388 9 13 692 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CEF RP IPC Back g
389 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED CLI
390 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Config
391 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Counter
392 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Env
393 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EM ED GOLD
394 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Interfac e
395 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED IOSWD
396 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Ipsla
397 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED None
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
398 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED OIR
399 118609 1831369 64 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Call Home Timer
400 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED SNMP
401 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED SNMP Obj e
402 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED SNMP Not i
403 0 3 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Test
404 135922 3409933 39 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EEM ED Timer
405 12467 97007 128 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Syslog
406 1367 13008 105 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 RBM CORE
407 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 HRPC eee reques t
408 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 STP FAST TRANSI T
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
409 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 CSRT RAPID TRAN S
410 247074334 535090530 461 0.31% 0.31% 0.28% 0 VLAN Manager
411 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 DiagCard6/-1
412 7424 61091 121 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SSH Event handl e
413 160587 1902194 84 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP Background
414 13234 115320 114 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP Connected Ro u
415 10150 4217 2406 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SpanTree Helper
416 6899880 21649158 318 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP SNMP
417 2924728 11115032 263 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 PDU DISPATCHER
418 3700707761 216389938 17102 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SNMP ENGINE
419 0 2 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 IP SNMPV6
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
420 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SNMP ConfCopyPr o
421 74 17 4352 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 SNMP Traps
422 11608334 162315827 71 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% 0 NTP
423 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 Connection Mgr
424 0 1 0 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 LICENSE AGENT
425 84 4 21000 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 OBFL MSG obfl0
426 83 5 16600 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 OBFL ENV obfl0
427 264 90 2933 2.24% 0.23% 0.05% 6 Virtual Exec
428 230888 7305451 31 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 OBFL I/O Buffer
429 335639 1787780 187 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 RADIUS IO STATS
430 72619 529365 137 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
431 102458 790591 129 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% 0 EIGRP-IPv4 Hell o
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[Joseph W. Doherty]

If your device supports the sorted option, list the first 5 from that.

[hmc2500]

#sho proc cpu sorted
CPU utilization for five seconds: 41%/6%; one minute: 45%; five minutes: 45%
PID Runtime(ms) Invoked uSecs 5Sec 1Min 5Min TTY Process
178 3921131993 2601779373 0 18.40% 18.45% 18.50% 0 Hulc LED Process
181 734771636 429749964 1709 1.91% 2.40% 3.24% 0 HL3U bkgrd proce
13 922453533 1110246489 830 1.75% 1.52% 1.53% 0 ARP Input
90 3061933005 532979370 5744 1.75% 2.41% 2.52% 0 RedEarth Tx Mana
245 2039788569 951194537 2144 1.59% 1.72% 1.75% 0 Spanning Tree
133 1407939480 110170361 12779 0.95% 0.94% 0.92% 0 hpm counter proc

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Ah, the infamous Hulc LED process.  That's what's causing your "high" CPU, but it should be a low priority process.

As John noted earlier, on Cisco network devices, responding to normal pings is also a low priority, so it's possible with EIGRP enabled, ping response is slower than w/o it.  (Those trying to use ping to monitor network performance to Cisco devices, should look at Cisco SLA monitoring.)  EIGRP resource demands (excluding its protocol traffic) shouldn't impact transit traffic.

Actually when I ping other remote devices behind the L3 switches they have faster round trip times that the L3 switches themselves.

Certainly possible because of the factors mentioned.

[hmc2500]

Thanks a lot, that was the answer I was hoping to get. It makes sense and saved me some time. Thanks again.