Description | This article describes an issue where the 'iked' daemon utilizes high memory after upgrading to v7.4.5. |
Scope | FortiGate v7.4.5. |
Solution |
After upgrading to v7.4.5, a gradual increase in 'iked' memory usage is seen on both HUB and SPOKE FortiGates as shown below. System time: Wed Sep 25 08:50:27 2024 System time: Wed Sep 25 09:02:07 2024 System time: Wed Sep 25 09:10:18 2024 System time: Wed Sep 25 09:18:37 2024 System time: Wed Sep 25 09:29:35 2024 The memory leak is triggered by any configuration update, including configuration updates not directly related to IPsec tunnels. iked memory use will increase in direct proportion to how frequently the device updates configuration. The issue has been resolved in v7.4.6 (scheduled for release between December 10 and December 12, 2024) and v7.6.1 (scheduled for release between November 19 and November 21, 2024).
To report any new issues related to memory usage by the iked process, collect the following debug data before submitting a support request to the Fortinet Technical Support Team. execute tac report IKE debugs:
diag debug console timestamp enable Export the configuration file of the FortiGate. |
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