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CPU Utilization

gihansvn24
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When I check the CPU utilization on my cisco 3750,this is what I see (Following graphs)  I am confused, when I check the processor utilization for 5 min it is less 6% but it jumps up to 90 % in last 72 hours. Is this consider as high CPU utilization ? 


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      555555555555666665555566666666665555555555555556666677777555
  100
   90
   80
   70
   60
   50
   40
   30
   20                                                *****
   10 **********************************************************
     0....5....1....1....2....2....3....3....4....4....5....5....6
               0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0
               CPU% per second (last 60 seconds)

 


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  100
   90
   80
   70
   60
   50
   40
   30                         *
   20 *  ***  **** ** *** ** ** * ************** **** **********
   10 ##########################################################
     0....5....1....1....2....2....3....3....4....4....5....5....6
               0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0
               CPU% per minute (last 60 minutes)
              * = maximum CPU%   # = average CPU%

  100
   90                          *
   80                          *
   70  *     *                 *                             *        *
   60  * *   *        * *  *  **               *  *  *    ** *   * ** * *
   50  * * *** * ** * ***  ** ***    * ***    *** ** * ** ** * * * **** *
   40  ************** ************** ******** ************** ************ **
   30 **********************************************************************
   20 **********************************************************************
   10 ######################################################################
     0....5....1....1....2....2....3....3....4....4....5....5....6....6....7..
               0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0    5    0
                   CPU% per hour (last 72 hours)

 

s01#show processes cpu sorted
CPU utilization for five seconds: 5%/0%; one minute: 6%; five minutes: 6%
 PID Runtime(ms)     Invoked      uSecs   5Sec   1Min   5Min TTY Process

 

s01#show processes cpu extended
################################################################################
Global Statistics
-----------------
5 sec CPU util 5%/0% Timestamp 7w1d
Queue Statistics
----------------
          Exec Count  Total CPU    Response Time           Queue Length
                                    (avg/max)                (avg/max)
Critical           1          0          0/0                   1/1
High             365          0          0/0                   1/3
Normal          1520          8          0/8                   2/11
Low                8          0          0/0                   1/1
Common Process Information
-------------------------------
 PID Name            Prio Style
-------------------------------
 167 Hulc LED Process H  New

CPU Intensive processes
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 PID Total       Exec    Quant         Burst  Burst size  Schedcall  Schedcall
     CPUms      Count   avg/max        Count avg/max(ms)      Count Per avg/max
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Priority Suspends
------------------------------------
 PID Exec Count Prio-Susps
------------------------------------
 167        153         28

Latencies
-------------------------
 PID Exec Count   Latency
                  avg/max
-------------------------

 

 

 

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Steve Fuller
Level 9
Level 9

Hi,

The CPU utilisaiton for the 72 hour graph is a little different from the per second graph in that it shows the average and the maximum utilisation. If you notice, while the maximum went to 90% the average is still showing up to 10%.

You can see CPU spikes for all sorts of reasons e.g., CLI output, SNMP processing etc., and so this is probably not worrying.

I just checked against a switch in my lab that's doing next to nothing and it also shows 90% maximum utilisation.

Regards