[c-nsp] GSR CPU Process is very HIGH 95%

[Lasher, Donn]

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From: cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net
[mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Oliver Boehmer
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Sent: Wednesday, October 07, 2009 6:22 AM
To: bharath kondi
Cc: BHARATH KONDI; bharath at vtelecoms.com.my; cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
Subject: Re: [c-nsp] GSR CPU Process is very HIGH 95%
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>hmm, your high interrupt load (the 71 in "CPU utilization for five
>seconds: 95%/71%") suggests that the RP's CPU switches traffic, which
>should not happen on a GSR as all traffic is switched by hardware.. 
>It requires a closer look at the config and linecards to see what could
>cause this. I'd contact TAC..

To clarify, this depends on both the card type (engine 0/1/2/3/4/5) and
traffic type (mpls, DSCP marking, etc).  You can be doing everything
right, and still have 50% CPU with the wrong combination of those two..
(For example, MPLS Labeling and Engine0 GIG-E card at 100M of traffic)