Troubleshooting Tip: High CPU behavior cause by the openvmtools process
| Description | This article describes a behavior where the openvmtools process starts using around 80% of the CPU. |
| Scope | FortiGate VM in version 7.4.8. |
| Solution | FortiGate openvmtools randomly uses around 80% of a core in the VM:
diagnose sys top 2 10 7U, 0N, 57S, 27I, 0WA, 0HI, 9SI, 0ST; 3946T, 1137F
This issue is causing another general issue in the behavior of the FortiGate due to the high CPU load.
Solution: Upgrade to v7.4.11 or v7.6.6. |