What is this Cisco process?

Joe Renwick joe at gonetforward.com
Tue Mar 29 20:38:04 UTC 2011


So thanks to all for the help.  It was an SFP.  Here is CPU with bad SFP:

   plf-access#

plf-access#sh proc cpu sorted

CPU utilization for five seconds: 11%/0%; one minute: 18%; five minutes: 21%

 PID Runtime(ms)   Invoked      uSecs   5Sec   1Min   5Min TTY Process

  41   237737055   1095169     217078  5.11% 11.74% 14.87%   0 SFF8472

Here is CPU with SFP taken out:

   plf-access#sh proc cpu sorted

CPU utilization for five seconds: 5%/0%; one minute: 17%; five minutes: 21%

 PID Runtime(ms)   Invoked      uSecs   5Sec   1Min   5Min TTY Process

 106         322       437        736  0.79%  0.07%  0.03%   0 Exec


Confirmed it was the SFP by pulling it in and out a couple times.  Processor
flapped right along.


Thanks again to all,


Joe


"Well, I have no direct experience with the 3560, but SFF-8472 is a spec
that includes diagnosting monitoring of SFPs..."



On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Joe Renwick <joe at gonetforward.com> wrote:

> It was consistent... Since I started managing the device with Cacti on
> Sunday it was dead red at that level.  Was an SFP... going to post a
> response now.
>
> Joe
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 1:23 PM, Hayden Katzenellenbogen <
> hayden at nextlevelinternet.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey Joe,
>>
>> Is the CPU usage consistent or fluctuating?
>>
>> -H
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Joe Renwick [mailto:joe at gonetforward.com]
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2011 3:52 AM
>> To: nanog at nanog.org
>> Subject: What is this Cisco process?
>>
>> Hello,
>>
>> Have a Cisco 3560 running "flash:/c3560-ipbasek9-mz.122-55.SE1.bin".
>> Been
>> running at 20% CPU since we started it:
>>
>> [image: plf-access - CPU Usage]
>>
>> The switch is completely layer-2... basic configuration.  CPU
>> utilization is
>> soley based on a single process:
>>
>> plf-access#sh proc cpu sorted
>> CPU utilization for five seconds: 27%/0%; one minute: 25%; five minutes:
>> 24%
>>  PID Runtime(ms)   Invoked      uSecs   5Sec   1Min   5Min TTY Process
>>  41   232891470   1072247     217210 20.12% 18.99% 18.01%   0 SFF8472
>>
>>  78     2376721    123621      19225  0.95%  0.22%  0.17%   0 HULC Tcam
>> Memory
>>  303         299       163       1834  0.47%  0.23%  0.07%   2 SSH
>> Process
>>
>>  55      106535  11303527          9  0.15%  0.02%  0.00%   0 RedEarth
>> Tx
>> Mana
>>
>> Anybody have a clue what this process is?
>>
>> Thanks for the time.
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> --
>> Joe Renwick
>> IP Network Consultant, CCIE #16465
>> GO NETFORWARD!
>> Direct: 619-800-2055, Emergency Support: 800-719-0504
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>>
>
>
>
> --
> Joe Renwick
> IP Network Consultant, CCIE #16465
> GO NETFORWARD!
> Direct: 619-800-2055, Emergency Support: 800-719-0504
> Is your network moving you forward?
>
>
>


-- 
Joe Renwick
IP Network Consultant, CCIE #16465
GO NETFORWARD!
Direct: 619-800-2055, Emergency Support: 800-719-0504
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