Edge CPU usage high alarm
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Edge CPU usage high alarm

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Article ID: 368271

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Edge CPU usage high
Event ID: edge_health.edge_cpu_usage_high

Alarm Description:

  • Purpose: To inform the user that the Edge CPU usage for non-datapath CPU cores has reached high levels.
  • Impact: This alarm is a warning that the Edge may start to see performance related issues due to the high CPU load for services that run on non-datapath CPU cores.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Datacenter
VMware NSX

Resolution

Steps to Resolve
For 3.0.0 and higher

Recommendation Action:

  • The user should review the configuration, running services and sizing of the Edge node. Consider adjusting the Edge appliance form factor size or rebalancing services to other Edge nodes for the applicable workload.

Maintenance windows required for remediation? No

Additional Information

If you need to file a Broadcom support request, be sure to note the Edge size and cpu usage (mpstat, top).

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