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joshduguid999
Aug 28, 2019Aspirant
m4300-28G-PoE+ High CPU Utilization
Hello there. Using a m4300-28G-PoE+ switch for Dante audio, as well as multicast Video over IP. I'm seeing VERY high cpu usage, (averaging around 84%), and 50% or more of that is coming from ...
Retired_Member
Sep 03, 2019
Welcome to Community!
Don't worry, "snooptask" is the component to handle IGMP Snooping traffic, as your switch is using for Dante audio, as well as multicast Video over IP. There is a lot of mulcast that switch need to handle, so it's a normal case.
Regards,
EricZ
Netgear
joshduguid999
Sep 03, 2019Aspirant
So no worries about the high CPU usage otherwise? Is 89%+ normal?
- Retired_MemberSep 03, 2019
Yes, don't worry.
Just please keep monitor for average CPU Utilization, and check if there is any interrupt for multicast video traffic.
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