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many splunkd.exe btool server list processes running on windows server

las
Contributor

Hi.

I have a small sandbox server, where I installed Splunk 6.5.2, and a test installation of ITSI (4 vCPU).
When I look at the processes I see many, not counted, "bin\splunkd.exe btool server list", and similarly bin\btool server list" processes, I'm taking hundreds of processes.

This causes high CPU and memory usage.

Can this behaviour be a result of the low CPU count, or do any of you have seen something similar?

Kind regards

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las
Contributor

I raised an issue with Splunk Support, and after some investigation we found that it was a corrupt DLL in windows that preventet Splunk from starting some processes. I am in the process of getting a new server, and move the installation to that.

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Wow, hard-core! Be sure to click Accept.

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FarrellJ
New Member

I am see this same activity would like some feed back on how to tract down what is spinning the btool to run

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Have you installed a modular input app that aggregates btool output that would keep running the command?

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las
Contributor

I have raised the question with support, and they are working on it.

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woodcock
Esteemed Legend

Be sure to post the conclusion here!

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las
Contributor

Not that I know of, ITSI might have done it, but I fail to see the reason why.
There are only two apps installed ITSI that spawns some subapps, and Machine learning Toolkit.

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