https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/high-cpu-usage-on-unix-forwarder/m-p/75787#M901 <P>The CPU usage for our splunk forwarders on our Unix boxes are running between 20% and 35%. What is the normal usage for the forwarders? Do you know what might be causing such a high number? T</P> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:06:58 GMT drussell88 2013-01-02T18:06:58Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/high-cpu-usage-on-unix-forwarder/m-p/75787#M901 <P>The CPU usage for our splunk forwarders on our Unix boxes are running between 20% and 35%. What is the normal usage for the forwarders? Do you know what might be causing such a high number? T</P> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:06:58 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/high-cpu-usage-on-unix-forwarder/m-p/75787#M901 drussell88 2013-01-02T18:06:58Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/high-cpu-usage-on-unix-forwarder/m-p/75788#M902 <P>drussel - are you using a light or standard forwarder? The latter can be intensive. What size is the box and cpu?<BR /> Take a look at this - or other threads...useful info. <A href="http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/5400/high-cpu-usage-on-splunk-forwarder">http://splunk-base.splunk.com/answers/5400/high-cpu-usage-on-splunk-forwarder</A><BR /> Br<BR /> Dave</P> Wed, 02 Jan 2013 18:36:03 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Monitoring-Splunk/high-cpu-usage-on-unix-forwarder/m-p/75788#M902 DaveSavage 2013-01-02T18:36:03Z