[fw-wiz] PIX-515 acceptable CPU usage?

From: Adam Greene (maillist_at_webjogger.net)
Date: 09/03/04

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Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2004 11:47:17 -0400

    Hi --

    We're deploying OSPF on our network for the first time, and it looks like it
    will be convenient to enable OSPF on our PIX-515-UR's as well (running 6.3.3
    OS). The problem
    is, the moment I enable OSPF on the pixes, CPU usage on them shoots up from
    0-1% to 7-10% (sh cpu usage). Each interface I add to area 0 appears to add
    1-2% to CPU usage as well.

    I've tried googling for acceptable CPU usage levels on the PIX, but came up
    dry. Does anyone have a benchmark they can refer me to?

    We're going to be passing about 5 Mbps through these pixes in the short term
    (may grow to 10Mbps or higher). It would be nice to know that ongoing 15%
    CPU usage is not going to cause noticeable performance degradation to our
    users (we are broadband ISP).

    Any input anyone may have is very welcome. Thanks for your help.

    --Adam

    P.S. we're running 6.3.3 on the pixes 

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