[c-nsp] How to access cisco remotely when cpu 100%

Hank Nussbacher hank at mail.iucc.ac.il
Sat Oct 2 13:32:41 EDT 2004


> > There is a reason why out of band management is so popular.  At 100%
> > even console may be unresponsive at times.   Counting on being able to
> > talk to the router over a busy WAN link is not a good idea.  Set up
> > out of band management, this way you should always be able to talk to
> > your router.
> >>> How can i access my cisco box remotely via telnet when CPU reached
> >>> 100% for that box.

For those who can't set up OOB access you might want to play with
scheduler allocate in order to gain access when the CPU is at 100%:
http://www.ciscodata.com/troubleshooting-high-cpu-utilization-on-cisco-routers.asp

-Hank


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