WAD process restart impact

[heyyo]

Hi Team,

Does restarting the WAD process have any impact on the network?

Thank you!

[amrit · Accepted solution]

In FortiOS wad process is basically used for proxy based inspection. So,  in certain scenarios of high cpu/memory consumption by wad or where wad is crashing repeatedly,  you may need to restart the  process as a workaround. Restarting wad  may interrupt the inspection. We most recommend to restart the process during quiet hours example during midnight 

[heyyo]

Thanks @amrit !