high memory of fortigate 200E

[candra]

We have this odd issue where the memory is spiking to 85% on avg its 80% and causing internet down

firmware : v6.2.0 build0866 (GA)

Can anybody please tell how to fix this problem??

[srajeswaran · Accepted solution]

Can you check which process is causing the high memory usage?

diagnose sys top-mem 15

Please try restarting the process and check if the memory usage comes down.
You may create a automation script to restart the particular process automatically till we identify the root cause.
Ref: https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-How-to-restart-WAD-or-IPS-engine-using-aut...

[candra]

Hi Suraj

thanks for the advice. i will try it

[Keerthi_A]

Hi @candra,

You may also try the Steps on how to optimize Memory consumption as per below guide

https://community.fortinet.com/t5/FortiGate/Technical-Tip-Steps-on-how-to-optimize-Memory-consumptio...

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