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High CPU Usage causing dropped packets..can't find what is causing it

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ACC isn't really telling me all that much except for a couple of end hosts with a fair amount of sessions so I blocked those but still doesn't seem to have helped whatsoever.  I tried restarting the data plane as well to no avail.  Can someone help me figure out what is going on here?  

 

Resource monitoring sampling data (per second):

CPU load sampling by group:
flow_lookup                    :   100%
flow_fastpath                  :    84%
flow_slowpath                  :   100%
flow_forwarding                :   100%
flow_mgmt                      :    20%
flow_ctrl                      :    20%
nac_result                     :   100%
flow_np                        :    84%
dfa_result                     :   100%
module_internal                :   100%
aho_result                     :   100%
zip_result                     :   100%
pktlog_forwarding              :   100%
lwm                            :     0%
flow_host                      :    80%

CPU load (%) during last 60 seconds:
core   0   1   2   3   4   5
       *  20 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  20 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  18  81  80  80  81
       *  19  91  91  91  92
       *  18  99  99  99  99
       *  17 100 100 100 100
       *  17 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  24 100 100 100 100
       *  22  98  98  98  98
       *  17  88  88  88  88
       *  15  88  87  87  88
       *  14  84  84  84  84
       *  14  81  81  82  82
       *  12  65  65  66  66
       *  14  77  77  77  77
       *  18  92  92  92  92
       *  19  87  87  87  87
       *  18  88  88  88  88
       *  18  98  98  98  98
       *  17 100 100 100 100
       *  17 100 100 100 100
       *  18 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  21 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  23 100 100 100 100
       *  21 100 100 100 100
       *  19  99  99  99  99
       *  12  58  58  58  58
       *  19  88  88  88  88
       *  26 100 100 100 100
       *  24 100 100 100 100
       *  22 100 100 100 100
       *  21 100 100 100 100
       *  19 100 100 100 100
       *  17 100 100 100 100
       *  15 100 100 100 100
       *  15 100 100 100 100
       *  15 100 100 100 100
       *  16  98  98  98  98
       *  16  94  94  94  94
       *  15  84  84  84  84
       *  13  71  71  71  71
       *  15  75  75  75  75
       *  12  68  69  69  69
       *  17  81  81  81  81
       *  23  97  97  97  97
       *  25 100 100 100 100
       *  26 100 100 100 100
       *  24 100 100 100 100

Resource utilization (%) during last 60 seconds:
session:
 52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52
 52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52
 52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52
 52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52  52

packet buffer:
 81  91  91  91  85  70  47  18  36  79  93  93  93  63  46
 36  26  10   5   3   3   2   2   2   2   4   3  73  93  93
 93  91  91  90  90  74  59  35   8  58  86  90  90  89  90
 89  90  93  93  67  20   3   2   2   2   2  30  70  82  87

packet descriptor:
 20  23  23  23  21  18  12   5   1  18  23  24  24  16  12
  9   7   3   2   1   1   1   1   1   1   1   1  19  24  24
 24  23  23  23  23  19  15   9   2  15  22  23  23  23  23
 23  23  23  24  17   5   1   1   1   1   1   8  18  21  22

packet descriptor (on-chip):
 79  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  21  69  88  88  88  88  88
 88  88  80  73  35  24   7  20   7  13  72  28  71  88  88
 88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  21  69  78  85  88  88  88
 88  88  88  88  88  38   7  15   6   4   3  69  88  88  55


Resource monitoring sampling data (per minute):

CPU load (%) during last 60 minutes:
core    0       1       2       3       4       5
     avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max
       *   *  19  30  95 100  95 100  95 100  95 100
       *   *  18  27  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100
       *   *  19  25  97 100  97 100  97 100  97 100
       *   *  18  25  94 100  95 100  94 100  95 100
       *   *  18  25  93 100  93 100  93 100  93 100
       *   *  17  24  91 100  91 100  91 100  91 100
       *   *  19  31  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100
       *   *  18  27  92 100  92 100  92 100  92 100
       *   *  18  24  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100
       *   *  19  27  95 100  95 100  95 100  95 100
       *   *  18  26  95 100  95 100  95 100  95 100
       *   *  18  24  93 100  93 100  93 100  93 100
       *   *  19  29  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100
       *   *  19  34  95 100  94 100  95 100  95 100
       *   *  18  31  93 100  93 100  93 100  93 100
       *   *  19  28  92 100  92 100  92 100  92 100
       *   *  19  28  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100
       *   *  19  34  96 100  96 100  96 100  96 100
       *   *  18  25  90 100  90 100  90 100  91 100
       *   *  18  25  92 100  92 100  92 100  92 100
       *   *  17  24  85 100  85 100  85 100  85 100
       *   *  18  30  92 100  92 100  92 100  92 100
       *   *  19  35  89 100  89 100  89 100  89 100
       *   *  18  24  90 100  90 100  90 100  91 100
       *   *  18  23  92 100  92 100  92 100  92 100
       *   *  19  35  93 100  93 100  93 100  93 100
       *   *  21  41  87 100  87 100  87 100  87 100
       *   *  27  61  88 100  88 100  88 100  89 100
       *   *  32  54  87 100  87 100  88 100  88 100
       *   *  22  92  64 100  64 100  64 100  64 100
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1   9   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1   9   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2   9   1  11   1  11   1  11   1  11
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1   9   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1  10   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2   8   1   8   1   8   1   8   1   8
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1  10   1   9   1  10
       *   *   2   8   1   8   1   8   1   8   1   8
       *   *   2   8   1   8   1   8   1   8   1   8
       *   *   2   8   1   9   1   9   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2  10   1  11   1  11   1  11   1  11
       *   *   2   8   1   8   1   8   1   8   1   8
       *   *   2  11   1  11   1  12   1  11   1  12
       *   *   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12
       *   *   2   9   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   2   9   1  10   1  10   1  10   1  10
       *   *   2   9   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   2  11   2  12   2  12   2  11   2  12
       *   *   2  11   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12
       *   *   6  24   6  25   6  24   6  25   6  24
       *   *   2   9   1   9   1   9   1   9   1   9
       *   *   2  11   2  13   2  13   2  13   2  13
       *   *   2   9   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   3  21   3  21   3  21   3  21   3  21
       *   *   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10   2  10
       *   *   2  10   2   9   2   9   2   9   2   9
       *   *   2   9   2   9   2   9   2   9   2   9
       *   *  18  26  94 100  94 100  94 100  94 100

Resource utilization (%) during last 60 minutes:
session (average):
 52  53  53  53  53  53  53  53  53  54  55  56  56  58  58
 59  60  61  69  70  71  71  70  64  65  69  72  72  73  60
 54  54  54  55  56  59  59  60  62  63  63  63  64  66  68
 70  70  70  70  72  65  67  70  71  71  66  47  48  48  52

session (maximum):
 53  53  53  53  53  53  53  53  53  55  56  56  58  58  59
 60  60  69  69  71  71  71  73  65  65  72  73  75  75  75
 54  54  54  56  59  59  59  61  63  63  63  63  66  67  70
 70  70  70  72  80  65  68  71  71  72  72  49  49  49  52

packet buffer (average):
 52  56  62  57  59  47  55  50  57  52  48  60  52  68  47
 58  60  62  54  59  51  60  52  58  55  54  51  48  45  30
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  55

packet buffer (maximum):
 93  94  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93
 93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  93  94  93
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  93

packet descriptor (average):
 13  14  16  14  15  12  14  13  14  13  12  15  13  17  12
 15  15  16  14  15  13  15  13  14  14  14  13  12  11   8
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  14

packet descriptor (maximum):
 24  23  23  23  23  23  23  23  23  24  23  23  24  23  23
 24  23  23  23  23  23  24  24  24  24  24  24  24  24  23
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  24

packet descriptor (on-chip) (average):
 65  67  69  68  65  56  65  59  58  63  64  61  66  72  64
 68  70  70  64  69  58  72  65  67  63  68  68  61  61  48
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2  67

packet descriptor (on-chip) (maximum):
 88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88
 88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88  88
  2   2   2   4   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
  2   5   2   2  19   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2  88


Resource monitoring sampling data (per hour):

CPU load (%) during last 24 hours:
core    0       1       2       3       4       5
     avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max
       *   *   2  92   3 100   3 100   3 100   3 100
       *   *   2  22   2  22   2  22   2  22   2  22
       *   *   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12
       *   *   2  14   2  14   2  14   2  14   2  14
       *   *   2  13   2  13   2  13   2  13   2  13
       *   *   2  14   2  14   2  14   2  14   2  14
       *   *   2  18   2  18   2  18   2  18   2  18
       *   *   2  29   1  30   1  30   1  30   1  30
       *   *   2  31   1  31   1  31   1  31   1  31
       *   *   2  26   1  26   1  26   1  26   1  26
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1
       *   *   1   1   0   1   0   1   0   1   0   1

Resource utilization (%) during last 24 hours:
session (average):
 55  47  48  48  48  47  47  27  39  36   4   4   4   4   4
  4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4   4
session (maximum):
 80  49  49  49  49  49  49  49  49  49   5   5   5   5   5
  5   7   6   5   5   5   5   5   5
packet buffer (average):
  1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet buffer (maximum):
 93   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (average):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (maximum):
 23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (on-chip) (average):
  3   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2
packet descriptor (on-chip) (maximum):
 88   2   2   2   2   2   2  56   3   2   2   2   2   2   2
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2

Resource monitoring sampling data (per day):

CPU load (%) during last 7 days:
core    0       1       2       3       4       5
     avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max
       *   *   1  92   1 100   1 100   1 100   1 100
       *   *   1   3   0   3   0   3   0   3   0   3
       *   *   2  26   2  25   2  25   2  25   2  25
       *   *   1  34   1  35   1  34   1  35   1  34
       *   *   2  38   2  39   2  39   2  38   2  39
       *   *   1   5   0   5   0   5   0   5   0   5
       *   *   1   5   0   5   0   5   0   5   0   5

Resource utilization (%) during last 7 days:
session (average):
 21   4  38  12  20   4   4
session (maximum):
 80   6  50  79 100  47  46
packet buffer (average):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet buffer (maximum):
 93   0   0   0   2   0   0
packet descriptor (average):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (maximum):
 23   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (on-chip) (average):
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2
packet descriptor (on-chip) (maximum):
 88   2  13   2  55   2   2

Resource monitoring sampling data (per week):

CPU load (%) during last 13 weeks:
core    0       1       2       3       4       5
     avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max avg max
       *   *   2  38   1  39   1  39   1  38   1  39
       *   *   3  21   2  11   2  13   2  13   2  14
       *   *   3   4   2   4   2   4   2   4   2   4
       *   *   3  12   2  12   2  12   2  12   2  12
       *   *   3   5   2   5   2   5   2   5   2   5
       *   *   3   4   2   5   2   5   2   5   2   5
       *   *   3   6   2   7   2   7   2   7   2   7
       *   *   3  26   2  26   2  26   2  26   2  26
       *   *   2  81   2 100   2 100   2 100   2 100
       *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
       *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
       *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *
       *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

Resource utilization (%) during last 13 weeks:
session (average):
 16  26  26  28  28  27  27  27  25   0   0   0   0
session (maximum):
100  49  31  49  40  36  47  47 100   0   0   0   0
packet buffer (average):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet buffer (maximum):
  2   0   0   0   0   0   0   4  94   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (average):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (maximum):
  0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1  25   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (on-chip) (average):
  2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   2   0   0   0   0
packet descriptor (on-chip) (maximum):
 55   2   2   2   2   2   2  56  88   0   0   0   0

   

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L3 Networker

Hello,

 

Maybe Some sort of broadcast traffic hitting the FW, checking interface traffic via monitoring software can give clue.

UP

I lied ACC told me exactly what was causing it I was just too dumb to enact the right policy to drop that traffic.  Two offending hosts sending a ton of sessions outbound bringing the FW to a crawl.   Once I got the right policy to deny all traffic from the offending hosts everything returned to normal. 

 

Do PAs have something similar to ASA threat detection where it will shun/deny all traffic from a host if it sees x amount of traffic or sessions?  

Hi, Yes Palo Alto NGFW has;

Nice to hear everything gets normal.

  • Zone protection profiles. (should be applied on ingress zone, exhibit on last picture.)
  • DoS profiles. ( Should be used carefully classified or non-classified)
  • Packet buffer protection (Global setting should be applied on required zone)zp_1.JPG

     

    zp_2.JPG

     

    dp1.jpg

     

    packect_buffer.JPG

     

    zone_settings.JPG

     

UP

I have zone protection but only on the untrust side but thinking now I need to do it on the trust as well.  

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