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'confd' process consumes CPU at high level on Gaia OS due to large size of Gaia Database (/config/db/initial_db)
Symptoms

  • Gaia machine does not respond to SNMP requests, and /var/log/messages file repeatedly shows:
    snmpd: Error: Timeout waiting for response from database server

  • Gaia Cloning Groups can not be synchronized.

  • Output of "top" command / or "ps auxw" command shows that "confd" process consumes CPU at high level on Gaia OS.

  • The user is not able to log in to Gaia Portal - after entering the credentials, the icon spins forever, and Gaia Portal never loads.

  • During boot process, following error seen: Starting cp_pm_rl3: Error communicating with ^pm^ over ^/tmp/pmwiresock^: Timeout waiting for response from database server.

Cause

Each change made in Gaia Clish or in Gaia Portal is saved under a revision in the Gaia Database - /config/db/initial_db file.

Once this file becomes large, confd process consumes more CPU to read from this file, or to save new data to this file.


Solution
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