2960x Stack High CPU using 802.1x for ISE

[joshhunter]

High CPU with 2960x Stacks and 802.1x configuration.

I have a customer with stacks of 2960-x switches which have high CPU once .1x configuration is applied on the interfaces.

Process such as Auth Manger and CPU - EPM ACL PLUG-IN  are very high. 

Had a Cisco TAC case open for a couple of months now, it has gone to the Architecture team, they suspected memory leak, we keep sending outputs but so far no answer.

[Reza Sharifi]

Keep the pressure on Cisco until they fix it. The IOS for 2960x series switches have many bugs. I had to replace 30 of them with 3650s.

HTH

[joshhunter]

Thanks Reza, the customer is disappointed as ISE was installed nearly a year ago for device profiling initially, yet we haven't got that far because the platform requires 802.1x on the interfaces configured to send AAA for profiling information.

I think stacked 2960x run warmer and higher CPU like the 3750s.

I'm thinking of moving them to IBNS v2.0.