cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
cancel
1100
Views
0
Helpful
3
Replies

High Processes Memory Utilization in Cisco 2960

JohnAJ
Level 1
Level 1

Hi all, 

 

I have issue here where the switch free memory only left about 17%

 

Does anyone having this issue before?

Attach below the output for show processes memory sorted, switch model and IOS version.

 

Model :WS-C2960-48TC-L
IOS Verison :15.0(2)SE11

 

Thanks in advance!

 

Processor Pool Total: 21988468 Used: 18315880 Free: 3672588
I/O Pool Total: 4194304 Used: 2377516 Free: 1816788
Driver te Pool Total: 1048576 Used: 40 Free: 1048536

 

PID TTY Allocated Freed Holding Getbufs Retbufs Process
0 0 23441796 6167632 14099320 0 0 *Init*
0 0 19148760 17697496 862460 3799839 1341026 *Dead*
149 0 611819204 415036924 578812 0 0 Auth Manager
71 0 821776 145432 495524 0 0 Stack Mgr Notifi
0 0 0 0 394440 0 0 *MallocLite*
63 0 368228 10530168 377788 0 0 EEM ED ND
179 0 21827328 300 355660 304560 0 CDP Protocol
110 1 834584 730212 115552 0 0 SSH Process
267 0 98516 0 105728 0 0 EEM Server
283 0 156708 230016 83308 0 0 RADIUS
147 0 71328 0 78488 0 0 Switch Backup In
108 0 232 3124 61160 0 0 HACL Acl Manager
133 0 0 0 61160 0 0 HL3U PBR bkgrd p
140 0 1665289908 1665281232 61160 5076 0 HRPC qos request
275 0 63936 14512 59688 0 0 Call Home proces
43 0 96644 84496 59352 0 0 IF-MGR control p
175 0 49352 0 56512 0 0 ACCT Periodic Pr
251 0 222976 187088 49116 0 0 Crypto CA
16 0 49076 65048 45208 0 9620 Entity MIB API
12 0 212842992 212806292 43860 0 0 ARP Input
186 0 33012 0 40172 0 0 IP ARP Retry Age
192 0 13204 296 38364 0 0 SMI Director DB
5 0 119459144 123378076 36316 78639944 80879223 Pool Manager
152 0 1647064 1298148 31084 0 0 802.1x switch
48 0 43204 26400 26964 0 0 Per-Second Jobs
194 0 680 0 25840 0 0 SMI Backup Proce
10 0 0 0 25160 0 0 Crash writer
254 0 232 232 25160 0 0 ASP Process Crea
101 0 0 0 25160 0 0 HRPC pm request
204 0 2629664 2609276 24588 0 0 HTTP CORE
173 0 291016 22804 23744 0 0 AAA Server
99 0 1459460 1181620 19728 0 0 hpm main process
208 0 6188 68 19280 0 0 CEF background p
227 0 26392 7216 19252 0 0 CEF: IPv4 proces
39 0 46864 288 19136 5076 0 Net Background
1 0 16416 4632 18944 0 0 Chunk Manager
197 0 4884 232 17812 0 0 SMI IBC Download
139 0 3406477852 3403765492 17672 1583712 0 HQM Stack Proces
115 0 10044 0 17204 0 0 HULC DOT1X Proce
72 0 9992 232 16920 0 0 Fifo Error Detec
268 0 11476 1720 16916 0 0 EEM Policy Direc
294 0 21108 17660 16608 0 0 NTP
185 0 2564 0 15724 0 0 IP ARP Adjacency
282 0 64352 0 15636 0 0 SSH Event handle
280 0 247232 88732 15196 3120 0 VLAN Manager
202 0 958048 1016928 15096 0 0 TCP Protocols
244 0 1936 232 14864 0 0 LDAP process
276 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED Test
270 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED OIR
271 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED Timer
277 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED Config
64 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED Identity
65 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED MAT
279 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EM ED GOLD
278 0 4556 0 14716 0 0 EEM ED Env
187 0 1145328 77040 14444 0 0 IP Input
230 0 1120 0 14280 0 0 IP RIB Update
291 0 1156 232 14092 0 0 IP SNMPV6
288 0 81516016 80769572 14084 131976 0 IP SNMP
196 0 372 0 13532 0 0 SMI IBC client p
209 0 216 0 13420 0 0 fib_fib_bfd_sb e
229 0 216 0 13384 0 0 ADJ resolve proc
231 0 216 0 13376 0 0 Collection proce
168 0 216 0 13376 0 0 CEF switching ba
272 0 4220820 4220820 13160 0 0 Syslog
293 0 232 232 13160 0 0 SNMP Traps
41 0 147792 232 13160 86292 0 Logger
292 0 0 0 13160 0 0 SNMP ConfCopyPro
131 0 0 0 13160 0 0 HL3U bkgrd proce
15 0 0 0 13160 0 0 Policy Manager
289 0 7177872 0 13160 0 0 PDU DISPATCHER
263 0 0 0 13160 0 0 Test AAA Client
40 0 0 0 13160 0 0 IDB Work
70 0 0 0 13160 0 0 Stack Mgr
252 0 0 0 13160 0 0 Crypto PKI-CRL
33 0 232 232 13160 0 0 XML Proxy Client
250 0 0 0 13160 0 0 encrypt proc
290 0 58377672 66075420 13160 0 0 SNMP ENGINE
128 0 0 0 13160 0 0 HCEF ADJ Refresh
201 0 0 69336 13160 0 0 TCP Timer
81 0 0 0 13160 0 0 HIPC bkgrd proce
226 0 0 0 13160 0 0 Routing Topology
90 0 0 0 13160 0 0 HVLAN main bkgrd
286 0 5980 232 12908 0 0 Dot1x Authentica
199 0 5044 0 12204 0 0 Spanning Tree St
0 0 77920 1706272 12180 0 0 *Sched*
253 0 4884 232 11812 0 0 VTP Trap Process
222 0 14844 232 11740 0 0 L2TRACE SERVER
4 0 4720 232 11700 0 0 Check heaps
164 0 3784 16485496 11064 0 0 IP Host Track Pr
195 0 3892 232 10820 0 0 SMI IBC server p
237 0 87152 34220 10304 0 0 TPLUS
118 0 0 0 10160 0 0 HRPC Smart Insta
130 0 232 232 10160 0 0 Hulc LED Process
145 0 232 232 10160 0 0 image mgr
234 0 0 0 10160 0 0 IPv6 RIB Event H
210 0 0 0 10160 0 0 IP IRDP
233 0 232 232 10160 0 0 static
189 0 232 232 10160 0 0 IP ARP Track
3 0 0 0 10032 0 0 Connection Mgr
26 0 1688 0 8848 0 0 IPC Seat Manager
232 0 15543008 15541632 8536 0 0 NIST rng proc
223 0 198020 404852 8332 0 0 MLDSN L2MCM
218 0 198472 405540 8084 0 0 IGMPSN L2MCM
284 0 1516 848 7852 0 0 RADIUS POD SERVE
67 0 7820 0 7820 0 0 HL2MCM
66 0 7812 0 7812 0 0 HL2MCM
154 0 880 232 7808 0 0 DTP Protocol
207 0 8824256 8823720 7696 0 0 Cluster Base
9 0 284166636 284235404 7692 0 0 crypto sw pk pro
155 0 408568 590124 7532 0 0 EAP Framework
11 0 340 0 7500 0 0 Exception contro
162 0 524 232 7452 0 0 UDLD
285 0 64376 110092 7428 0 0 Dot1x Authentica
212 0 448 232 7376 0 0 Dot1x Supplicant
198 0 135136 232 7376 0 0 Spanning Tree
266 0 216 0 7376 0 0 Online Diag EEM
213 0 448 232 7376 0 0 Dot1x Supplicant
228 0 216 0 7376 0 0 ADJ background
214 0 448 232 7376 0 0 Dot1x Supplicant
239 0 9568 23704 7376 0 0 EPM MAIN PROCESS
163 0 216 0 7376 0 0 Port-Security
151 0 376 232 7304 0 0 Dot1x Mgr Proces
38 0 0 0 7224 0 0 Critical Bkgnd
20 0 0 0 7220 0 0 IPC Dynamic Cach
281 0 0 0 7200 0 0 Call Home Timer
260 0 232 232 7200 0 0 dhcp snooping sw
181 0 0 0 7176 0 0 Critical Auth
176 0 0 0 7172 0 0 AAA System Acct
125 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hudld reque
126 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC vqpc reques
127 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC aim request
129 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hled reques
120 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Hulc Storm Contr
117 0 0 0 7160 0 0 SMI MSG Retry Pr
119 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC sdm request
27 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Check Queue
124 0 232 232 7160 0 0 S/W Bridge Proce
123 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC stp_state_s
132 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hl3u reques
137 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC snmp reques
138 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC SNMP Proces
136 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC show_forwar
25 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Process leve
141 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC span reques
142 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC system post
24 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Deferred Por
144 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hrcli-event
122 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC stp_cli req
146 0 232 232 7160 0 0 PI MATM Aging Pr
134 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HL3U PBR n-h res
135 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC dtp request
22 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Zone Manager
121 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HSTP Sync Proces
114 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC dot1x reque
21 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Session Serv
153 0 0 0 7160 0 0 802.1x Webauth F
113 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC lldp reques
112 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC CISP Proces
156 0 0 0 7160 0 0 EAP Test
157 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC dai request
28 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Seat RX Cont
159 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC ip device t
160 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC ip source g
161 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC IP Source g
111 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC cdp request
29 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Seat TX Cont
109 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC backup inte
165 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Link State Group
166 0 0 0 7160 0 0 VMATM Callback
167 0 232 232 7160 0 0 CMD HANDLER
30 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Keep Alive M
23 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Periodic Tim
170 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC sisf reques
171 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC SISF Proces
172 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC SISF Source
148 0 0 0 7160 0 0 MMN bkgrd proces
174 0 0 0 7160 0 0 AAA ACCT Proc
19 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Mcast Pendin
150 0 0 916 7160 0 0 AUTH POLICY Fram
177 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Auth-proxy AAA B
178 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IP Admin SM Proc
18 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Event Notifi
206 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Cluster RARP
236 0 0 0 7160 0 0 SNMP Timers
182 0 232 232 7160 0 0 AAA Dictionary R
183 0 0 0 7160 0 0 DHCP Snooping
184 0 0 0 7160 0 0 DHCP Snooping db
107 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC acl request
17 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IFS Agent Manage
106 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HACL Queue Proce
188 0 0 0 7160 0 0 ICMP event handl
105 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hcmp reques
190 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPv6 ping proces
104 0 0 0 7160 0 0 hpm vp events ca
193 0 0 10433704 7160 0 0 SMI CDP Update H
14 0 0 0 7160 0 0 AAA_SERVER_DEADT
103 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC pm-counters
102 0 232 232 7160 0 0 hpm counter proc
13 0 4980 4980 7160 0 0 ARP Background
31 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IPC Loadometer
100 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HPM Stack Sync P
200 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Ethchnl
32 0 94040 94040 7160 0 0 PrstVbl
76 0 68 396 7160 0 0 hrpc <- response
203 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Socket Timers
97 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HPM Msg Retry Pr
205 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Cluster L2
248 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC x_setup req
96 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC PM Vector P
95 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC ilp request
94 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC VLAN REF Ba
93 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC vlan reques
211 0 0 0 7160 0 0 RARP Input
92 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Vlan shutdown Pr
91 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HVLAN Mapped Vla
89 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC Tcam Memory
215 0 10372 8648 7160 0 0 MAB Framework
216 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC dhcp snoopi
217 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC DHCP Snoopi
88 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hulc misc r
219 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IGMPSN MRD
220 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IGMPSN
221 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IGMPQR
87 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HLFM address ret
86 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HLFM aging proce
224 0 0 0 7160 0 0 MRD
225 0 0 0 7160 0 0 MLD_SNOOP
85 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HLFM address lea
7 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Timers
84 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hlfm reques
83 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hpsecure re
82 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Hulc Port-Securi
80 0 176 176 7160 0 0 HRPC hdm blockin
79 0 68 68 7160 0 0 HRPC hdm non blo
78 0 560 232 7160 0 0 HULC Device Mana
77 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hcomp reque
235 0 17167232 17167232 7160 0 0 QoS stats proces
261 0 0 220 7160 0 0 DiagCard1/-1
35 0 0 0 7160 0 0 ARP Snoop
51 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HC Counter Timer
75 0 0 0 7160 0 0 hrpc -> request
240 0 232 232 7160 0 0 AAA Cached Serve
241 0 232 232 7160 0 0 LOCAL AAA
242 0 232 232 7160 0 0 ENABLE AAA
243 0 232 232 7160 0 0 LINE AAA
74 0 0 0 7160 0 0 hrpc -> response
246 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hl2mcm igmp
247 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC hl2mcm mlds
143 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Hulc Reload Mana
249 0 0 0 7160 0 0 crypto engine pr
42 0 232 316 7160 0 0 TTY Background
37 0 232 232 7160 0 0 GraphIt
34 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Dynamic ARP Insp
44 0 0 0 7160 0 0 IF-MGR event pro
6 0 0 0 7160 0 0 DiscardQ Backgro
255 0 232 232 7160 0 0 DHCP Security He
256 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HCD Process
257 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC cable diagn
259 0 428728 912920 7160 0 0 PM Callback
45 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Net Input
262 0 47979900 244087116 7160 0 0 AAA SEND STOP EV
47 0 5784 0 7160 3384 0 Per-minute Jobs
68 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC asic-stats
264 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Syslog Traps
36 0 232 232 7160 0 0 SMART
46 0 232 232 7160 0 0 Compute load avg
62 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC PBR Tcam Me
61 0 46560876 46560876 7160 0 0 Authenticate Pro
60 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC QM Tcam Mem
59 0 0 0 7160 0 0 PSP Timer
58 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC actual powe
49 0 0 0 7160 0 0 AggMgr Process
55 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC lpip reques
54 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HULC ACL Tcam Me
57 0 0 0 7160 0 0 HRPC EnergyWise
56 0 232 232 7160 0 0 HLPIP Sync Proce
53 0 232 232 7160 0 0 DownWhenLooped
50 0 0 0 7160 0 0 Transport Port A
52 0 0 0 7160 0 0 SFF8472
265 0 2862616 2862616 7032 0 0 RADIUS IO STATS
238 0 0 0 7032 0 0 HCMP sync proces
180 0 512 0 7032 0 0 TACACS+
98 0 336184 202240 7032 0 0 SpanTree Helper
169 0 216 0 4376 0 0 ADJ NSF process
2 0 232 232 4160 0 0 Load Meter
274 0 232 232 4160 0 0 CSRT RAPID TRANS
273 0 232 232 4160 0 0 STP FAST TRANSIT
116 0 0 0 4160 0 0 HRPC system mtu
69 0 0 0 4160 0 0 HRPC hsm request
8 0 0 0 4160 0 0 WATCH_AFS
73 0 4264 4264 4160 0 0 Adjust Regions
158 0 16459024 0 4160 0 0 HULC DAI Process
20687316 Total

 

 

 

3 Replies 3

Hello,

 

what is the uptime of the switch ? The 'dead' memory is the second in the list, try and reboot the switch in order to recover that memory...

The uptime for this switch is 43 weeks, 3 hours, 41 minutes.

 

Would be this issue due to the bug? I tried to find bugs related but couldn't find it.

Hello,

 

43 weeks is quite long actually...try the reboot and check if that frees up the dead memory...

 

I checked for bugs as well, but your version seems to be okay...

Review Cisco Networking for a $25 gift card