Edge memory usage high alarm
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Edge memory usage high alarm

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Article ID: 368286

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Products

VMware NSX

Issue/Introduction

Title: Edge memory usage high
Event ID: edge_health.edge_memory_usage_high

Alarm Description:

  • Purpose: To inform the user that the Edge has reached high levels of memory usage.
  • Impact: This alarm is a warning that the Edge may start to have stability or functional issues due to the high memory usage.

Environment

VMware NSX-T Datacenter
VMware NSX

Resolution

Steps to resolve
For 3.0.0 and higher

Recommendation Action:

  • Review the configuration, running services and sizing of this Edge node. Consider adjusting the Edge appliance form factor size or rebalancing services to other Edge nodes for the applicable workload.
  • The 'get processes monitor' command can be used to view the running processes and memory usage. Observe the total and available memory, as well and memory used by individual processes.

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 memory usage (free --mega, top).

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