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Splunk forwarder Powershell script is causing resource exhaustion

Roy_9
Motivator

Hello,

Splunk forwarder powershell script is causing resource exhaustion and this script is running for 8-9 hours.

Any idea on this issue?

Thanks

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Roy_9
Motivator

@gcusello  It came with splunk forwarder package.

"C:\ProgramFiles\SplunkUniversalForwarder\bin\splunk-powershell.ps1

 

Thanks

 

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Roy_9
Motivator

@gcusello  do you have any idea on troubleshooting this issue?

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Roy_9 ,

if it's a script from the Universal Forwarder, you can open a case to Splunk Support.

Some yers ago I had an issue with the UF installed on a server that wasn't able to connect to DNS server and used too much memory to resolve addresses, and Support solved the issue,

call them.

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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gcusello
SplunkTrust
SplunkTrust

Hi @Roy_9,

I suppose it's a script from an add-on, which one?

If it's a Splunk supported Add-On, you can open a case to Splunk Support.

Are you sure that the issue is in the script, what does it happen if you disable it?

Ciao.

Giuseppe

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