High CPU utilization Reported on Splunk HF

P_Gajendra · ‎07-15-2021

High CPU utilization observed for splunkd and python3.7 processes on Splunk HF after Splunk Enterprise upgrade from 7.x to 8.1.4 version.
Any help would be appreciated. Tq.

P_Gajendra · ‎07-15-2021

HI @efika
Thank you for your response,

No custom python scripts are running on the HF for inputs.

efika · ‎07-15-2021

Any custom python scripts you are running on the HF for inputs ?

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