Edge CPU usage very high alarm
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Edge CPU usage very high alarm

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Article ID: 368272

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Edge cpu usage very high
Event ID: edge_health.edge_cpu_usage_very_high

Alarm Description:

  • Purpose: To inform the user that the Edge CPU usage for non-datapath CPU cores has reached very high levels.
  • Impact: This alarm is a warning that the Edge is consuming CPU at near maximum capacity and the likelihood of seeing performance related issues is high 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 must review the configuration, running services and sizing of the Edge node. Adjust the Edge appliance form factor size, if possible, or rebalance services to other Edge nodes for the applicable workload.

Maintenance window 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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