Solved: ASA high CPU and RAM utilisation

nikuhappy2010 · ‎07-21-2008

Hi, I am using ASA 5505 in the production and three Site to SIte Tunnel are connected with FW. The ASA 5505 CPU and RAM utilisation is getting to high. CPU is on 77 % and RAM is on 200 MB. I execute sh processed command and the details is attached. Please suggest. Thanks

JORGE RODRIGUEZ · ‎07-21-2008

Have you gone through this link

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_tech_note09186a008009491c.shtml

I would not worry much about the memory usage as that value is normal, but definately high cpu is a concern, try the link above.

Jorge Rodriguez

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a.alekseev · ‎07-21-2008

sh the output "sh perf" in time of HIGH CPU.

What software version do you have?

nikuhappy2010 · ‎07-21-2008

We are using latest IOS version 8.03.

nikuhappy2010 · ‎07-21-2008

This time the CPU is on 20 to 25 % but RAM still using 185 to 200 MB. Please respond.

JORGE RODRIGUEZ · ‎07-21-2008

Have you gone through this link

http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/vpndevc/ps2030/products_tech_note09186a008009491c.shtml

I would not worry much about the memory usage as that value is normal, but definately high cpu is a concern, try the link above.

Jorge Rodriguez

exonetinf1nity · ‎07-21-2008

The general deployment release 8.0.3 does have higher memory usage on average than 7.2 specially is you have threat detection and shun enabled.

8.0.3 interim release 19 seems to address these concerns by reducing utilisation quite significantly.

Are you having any performance issues with traffic passing through the appliance?

nikuhappy2010 · ‎07-21-2008

not as yet...

exonetinf1nity · ‎07-21-2008

I wouldn't worry about it as mentioned it is quite normal for said release.