Bug ID 671695: Stats collection can cause BIG-IP CPU issues

Last Modified: Sep 13, 2023

Affected Product(s):
BIG-IQ Monitoring - Dashboards & Reports(all modules)

Known Affected Versions:
5.2.0, 5.3.0, 5.4.0

Opened: Jun 29, 2017

Severity: 3-Major

Symptoms

If a managed BIG-IP device is configured to collect statistics, its CPU usage might increase while BIG-IP transfers statistics files from the BIG-IQ Data Collection Device.

Impact

Excess CPU usage can cause issues with traffic management on BIG-IP

Conditions

Statistics collection enabled on BIG-IQ/BIG-IP

Workaround

If this happens, either stop collecting statistics on a given BIG-IP, or reduce the overall load by changing the polling frequency (Devices -> BIG-IP DEVICES -> <Device> -> Statistics Collection -> Frequency)

Fix Information

None

Behavior Change

Guides & references

K10134038: F5 Bug Tracker Filter Names and Tips