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    clifford
    wrote on last edited by
    #6

    @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

    Thanks,

    i changed the values to 512, hope this helps..
    however i could not find the ThreadPool.Syncer.MaxSize parameter in the server configuration., so i manually created one, when you say it should be greater than 1, what could be the recommended value based on the stats i posted.

    netxmsd: show threads
    MAIN
      Threads:            8 (8/512)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    POLLERS
      Threads:            509 (10/512)
      Load average:      51.59 54.84 62.20
      Current load:      8%
      Usage:              99%
      Active requests:    44
      Scheduled requests: 0

    DATACOLL
      Threads:            250 (10/250)
      Load average:      4.68 4.33 2.69
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              100%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    SCHEDULER
      Threads:            1 (1/64)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    AGENT
      Threads:            4 (4/256)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    Thanks

    Clifford

    When everything is fine and the CPU is at 3% to 25 % Usage

    netxmsd:  show threads
    MAIN
      Threads:            36 (8/512)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              7%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    POLLERS
      Threads:            510 (10/512)
      Load average:      41.75 112.32 76.88
      Current load:      44%
      Usage:              99%
      Active requests:    226
      Scheduled requests: 0

    DATACOLL
      Threads:            249 (10/250)
      Load average:      0.72 6.04 4.81
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              99%
      Active requests:    2
      Scheduled requests: 0

    SCHEDULER
      Threads:            1 (1/64)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    AGENT
      Threads:            4 (4/256)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    SYNCER
      Threads:            10 (1/10)
      Load average:      17.84 29.54 14.71
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              100%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    When things are bad 😮

    netxmsd: show threads
    MAIN
      Threads:            2048 (8/2048)
      Load average:      2996493.60 2968151.86 2119779.01
      Current load:      145523%
      Usage:              100%
      Active requests:    2980327
      Scheduled requests: 0

    POLLERS
      Threads:            1003 (10/1024)
      Load average:      51.45 48.24 45.01
      Current load:      5%
      Usage:              97%
      Active requests:    51
      Scheduled requests: 0

    DATACOLL
      Threads:            512 (10/512)
      Load average:      5.44 2.90 1.57
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              100%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    SCHEDULER
      Threads:            1 (1/64)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    AGENT
      Threads:            4 (4/256)
      Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              1%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

    SYNCER
      Threads:            7 (1/10)
      Load average:      0.00 1.44 5.04
      Current load:      0%
      Usage:              70%
      Active requests:    0
      Scheduled requests: 0

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      clifford
      wrote on last edited by
      #7

      @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

      @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

      Thanks,

      i changed the values to 512, hope this helps..
      however i could not find the ThreadPool.Syncer.MaxSize parameter in the server configuration., so i manually created one, when you say it should be greater than 1, what could be the recommended value based on the stats i posted.

      netxmsd: show threads
      MAIN
        Threads:            8 (8/512)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      POLLERS
        Threads:            509 (10/512)
        Load average:      51.59 54.84 62.20
        Current load:      8%
        Usage:              99%
        Active requests:    44
        Scheduled requests: 0

      DATACOLL
        Threads:            250 (10/250)
        Load average:      4.68 4.33 2.69
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              100%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      SCHEDULER
        Threads:            1 (1/64)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      AGENT
        Threads:            4 (4/256)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      Thanks

      Clifford

      When everything is fine and the CPU is at 3% to 25 % Usage

      netxmsd:  show threads
      MAIN
        Threads:            36 (8/512)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              7%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      POLLERS
        Threads:            510 (10/512)
        Load average:      41.75 112.32 76.88
        Current load:      44%
        Usage:              99%
        Active requests:    226
        Scheduled requests: 0

      DATACOLL
        Threads:            249 (10/250)
        Load average:      0.72 6.04 4.81
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              99%
        Active requests:    2
        Scheduled requests: 0

      SCHEDULER
        Threads:            1 (1/64)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      AGENT
        Threads:            4 (4/256)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      SYNCER
        Threads:            10 (1/10)
        Load average:      17.84 29.54 14.71
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              100%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      When things are bad 😮

      netxmsd: show threads
      MAIN
        Threads:            2048 (8/2048)
        Load average:      2996493.60 2968151.86 2119779.01
        Current load:      145523%
        Usage:              100%
        Active requests:    2980327
        Scheduled requests: 0

      POLLERS
        Threads:            1003 (10/1024)
        Load average:      51.45 48.24 45.01
        Current load:      5%
        Usage:              97%
        Active requests:    51
        Scheduled requests: 0

      DATACOLL
        Threads:            512 (10/512)
        Load average:      5.44 2.90 1.57
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              100%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      SCHEDULER
        Threads:            1 (1/64)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      AGENT
        Threads:            4 (4/256)
        Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              1%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0

      SYNCER
        Threads:            7 (1/10)
        Load average:      0.00 1.44 5.04
        Current load:      0%
        Usage:              70%
        Active requests:    0
        Scheduled requests: 0


      system stats.JPG

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        clifford
        wrote on last edited by
        #8

        @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

        @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

        @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

        Thanks,

        i changed the values to 512, hope this helps..
        however i could not find the ThreadPool.Syncer.MaxSize parameter in the server configuration., so i manually created one, when you say it should be greater than 1, what could be the recommended value based on the stats i posted.

        netxmsd: show threads
        MAIN
          Threads:            8 (8/512)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        POLLERS
          Threads:            509 (10/512)
          Load average:      51.59 54.84 62.20
          Current load:      8%
          Usage:              99%
          Active requests:    44
          Scheduled requests: 0

        DATACOLL
          Threads:            250 (10/250)
          Load average:      4.68 4.33 2.69
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              100%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        SCHEDULER
          Threads:            1 (1/64)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        AGENT
          Threads:            4 (4/256)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        Thanks

        Clifford

        When everything is fine and the CPU is at 3% to 25 % Usage

        netxmsd:  show threads
        MAIN
          Threads:            36 (8/512)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              7%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        POLLERS
          Threads:            510 (10/512)
          Load average:      41.75 112.32 76.88
          Current load:      44%
          Usage:              99%
          Active requests:    226
          Scheduled requests: 0

        DATACOLL
          Threads:            249 (10/250)
          Load average:      0.72 6.04 4.81
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              99%
          Active requests:    2
          Scheduled requests: 0

        SCHEDULER
          Threads:            1 (1/64)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        AGENT
          Threads:            4 (4/256)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        SYNCER
          Threads:            10 (1/10)
          Load average:      17.84 29.54 14.71
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              100%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        When things are bad 😮

        netxmsd: show threads
        MAIN
          Threads:            2048 (8/2048)
          Load average:      2996493.60 2968151.86 2119779.01
          Current load:      145523%
          Usage:              100%
          Active requests:    2980327
          Scheduled requests: 0

        POLLERS
          Threads:            1003 (10/1024)
          Load average:      51.45 48.24 45.01
          Current load:      5%
          Usage:              97%
          Active requests:    51
          Scheduled requests: 0

        DATACOLL
          Threads:            512 (10/512)
          Load average:      5.44 2.90 1.57
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              100%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        SCHEDULER
          Threads:            1 (1/64)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        AGENT
          Threads:            4 (4/256)
          Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              1%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        SYNCER
          Threads:            7 (1/10)
          Load average:      0.00 1.44 5.04
          Current load:      0%
          Usage:              70%
          Active requests:    0
          Scheduled requests: 0

        System stats

        all this is just snmp traffic

        things got normal when i quit the console and all is well since reconnecting the console again

        Regards
        Clifford

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          clifford
          wrote on last edited by
          #9

          @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

          @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

          @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

          @clifford said in NetXMS CPU Usage High:

          Thanks,

          i changed the values to 512, hope this helps..
          however i could not find the ThreadPool.Syncer.MaxSize parameter in the server configuration., so i manually created one, when you say it should be greater than 1, what could be the recommended value based on the stats i posted.

          netxmsd: show threads
          MAIN
            Threads:            8 (8/512)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          POLLERS
            Threads:            509 (10/512)
            Load average:      51.59 54.84 62.20
            Current load:      8%
            Usage:              99%
            Active requests:    44
            Scheduled requests: 0

          DATACOLL
            Threads:            250 (10/250)
            Load average:      4.68 4.33 2.69
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              100%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          SCHEDULER
            Threads:            1 (1/64)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          AGENT
            Threads:            4 (4/256)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          Thanks

          Clifford

          When everything is fine and the CPU is at 3% to 25 % Usage

          netxmsd:  show threads
          MAIN
            Threads:            36 (8/512)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              7%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          POLLERS
            Threads:            510 (10/512)
            Load average:      41.75 112.32 76.88
            Current load:      44%
            Usage:              99%
            Active requests:    226
            Scheduled requests: 0

          DATACOLL
            Threads:            249 (10/250)
            Load average:      0.72 6.04 4.81
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              99%
            Active requests:    2
            Scheduled requests: 0

          SCHEDULER
            Threads:            1 (1/64)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          AGENT
            Threads:            4 (4/256)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          SYNCER
            Threads:            10 (1/10)
            Load average:      17.84 29.54 14.71
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              100%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          When things are bad 😮

          netxmsd: show threads
          MAIN
            Threads:            2048 (8/2048)
            Load average:      2996493.60 2968151.86 2119779.01
            Current load:      145523%
            Usage:              100%
            Active requests:    2980327
            Scheduled requests: 0

          POLLERS
            Threads:            1003 (10/1024)
            Load average:      51.45 48.24 45.01
            Current load:      5%
            Usage:              97%
            Active requests:    51
            Scheduled requests: 0

          DATACOLL
            Threads:            512 (10/512)
            Load average:      5.44 2.90 1.57
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              100%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          SCHEDULER
            Threads:            1 (1/64)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          AGENT
            Threads:            4 (4/256)
            Load average:      0.00 0.00 0.00
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              1%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          SYNCER
            Threads:            7 (1/10)
            Load average:      0.00 1.44 5.04
            Current load:      0%
            Usage:              70%
            Active requests:    0
            Scheduled requests: 0

          System stats

          all this is just snmp traffic

          things got normal when i quit the console and all is well since reconnecting the console again

          Regards
          Clifford

           😢
          Sadly had to quite the management console again, tried with the 32 bit console also, after few minutes the system goes for a toss again

          Regards
          Clifford

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            Victor Kirhenshtein
            wrote on last edited by
            #10

            Hi,

            please do the following:

            1. Enter

            debug client.* 6

            in server console. This will turn on debug of incoming client requests.

            1. Connect with console and wait for CPU to go up.

            2. Capture threads using attached script (you should have gdb and all relevant netxms-*-dbg packages installed).

            Send me thread dump (will be in /tmp) and server log file (part for the duration of client session).

            Best regards,
            Victor

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              clifford
              wrote on last edited by
              #11

              Hi Victor

              thanks for ur reply, i need clarity on the 3rd point

              1. Capture threads using attached script (you should have gdb and all relevant netxms-*-dbg packages installed
                how do i verify i have gdb and dbg packages installed , i did the standard netxms install on centos 7.

              beside that i dont see any attached scripts, and an example how to capture the threads

              Regards

              Clifford

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                Victor Kirhenshtein
                wrote on last edited by
                #12

                Hi,

                sorry, I forgot to attach script. Now it's attached. Script expects netxmsd to be in your PATH. If it is not, change 'netxmsd' in script's second line to full path to netxmsd.

                On Centos you likely build NetXMS from sources - then debug information is embedded into binaries. You only have to install gdb package if not installed already:

                yum install gdb

                Best regards,
                Victor


                capture_netxmsd_threads.sh

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                  clifford
                  wrote on last edited by
                  #13

                  Hi Victor,

                  Please find the attached scripts output for your reference.

                  Best Regards
                  Clifford


                  netxmsd-threads.22359.7z

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                    Victor Kirhenshtein
                    wrote on last edited by
                    #14

                    Are you sure that CPU usage was high when you capture this dump? I see lot of locks inside (that could be an indicator of another problem) but cannot find anything that can cause high CPU load.

                    Best regards,
                    Victor

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                      Victor Kirhenshtein
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                      Just found the place. Seems that server enters infinite loop deep within libz (compression library). Check if new version is available. Also, you can try to rebuild server with configure option --with-internal-zlib.

                      Best regards,
                      Victor

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                        clifford
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                        Hi Victor,

                        I rebuild the server with-zlib option but situation is same. after few minutes CPU goes high. I have captured the threads with script which you had shared earlier. Please find the attached screenshot with thread output files.

                        Thank you
                        Clifford.


                        DCI Error.JPG

                        Show threads.JPG

                        netxmsd-threads.1100.7z

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                          Victor Kirhenshtein
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                          It hangs in same place. It looks like zlib bug, for deeper debugging we need actual data being compressed. As a workaround you can try to disable NXCP compression for client sessions by commenting out lines 1894 and 1895 (should looks like

                                      m_dwFlags |= CSF_COMPRESSION_ENABLED;
                                      msg.setField(VID_ENABLE_COMPRESSION, true);
                          

                          in src/server/core/session.cpp and recompile server.

                          Best regards,
                          Victor

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                            clifford
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                            Hi Victor,

                            I check  in src/server/core/session.cpp line 1894 abd 1895 are already commented out. Please find the attached snapshot.


                            session.JPG

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                              Victor Kirhenshtein
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                              No, they are not. Put // in front of each line.

                              Best regards,
                              Victor

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                                clifford
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                                Hi Victor,

                                I recompiled after commenting out the 2 lines as suggested. However the problem remains the same.
                                Actually we have 2 different Servers for which we recently upgraded from 2.2.5 to 2.2.7 one of these server is running fine after upgrade. Issue is with only this Server, earlier this Server was working Good.

                                Thank you
                                Clifford

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                                  clifford
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                                  Hello Victor,

                                  Any update regarding the issue which we are facing?

                                  Thanks
                                  Clifford.

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                                    Tatjana Dubrovica
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                                    What is difference between servers? Number of nodes, different OS?

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                                      clifford
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                                      Hi Tatjana,

                                      Both Servers are Virtual with same configuration and OS (Centos 7). Please see the node stats of both Server below.

                                      Server with issue:

                                      NetXMS Server Remote Console V2.2.7 Ready
                                      Enter "help" for command list

                                      netxmsd: show stats
                                      Objects............ 35197
                                      Monitored nodes.... 1122
                                      Collectible DCIs... 2146
                                      Active alarms...... 416

                                      Server working fine:

                                      NetXMS Server Remote Console V2.2.7 Ready
                                      Enter "help" for command list

                                      netxmsd: show stats
                                      Objects............ 32410
                                      Monitored nodes.... 853
                                      Collectible DCIs... 288
                                      Active alarms...... 232

                                      Thanks
                                      Clifford

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                                        Tatjana Dubrovica
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                                        Looks like you have really a lot of object updates and server is unable to delivere all updates to the client so everything just stuck. I'll rework object update messages, but can't promise the release number where it will get in.

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                                          clifford
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                                          Hi

                                          I didn't get the "server is unable to deliver all updates to the client" part, cause almost all objects are switches and routers, so all we expect from the NMS is to report when the node or link is down. so all of it is SNMP Queries to the clients to check for update status

                                          also it is important for me to view the link status as in my below query

                                          https://www.netxms.org/forum/configuration/unable-to-get-bandwidth-details-on-map/msg23166/#msg23166

                                          hope this gets implemented, it would be the greatest thing for me,

                                          My NMS would be super complete 🙂

                                          Regards
                                          Clifford

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