Access Points with High CPU Utilization

The Access Points had unusually high CPU Utilization insight can be accessed from the Global, Site, and Access Points context. This insight provides information about APs that have higher than normal CPU Central Processing Unit. A CPU is an electronic circuitry in a computer for processing instructions. utilization and is categorized under availability as the clients connected to these APs experience intermittent connectivity drops. This insight displays the following information:

Time Series Graph

The time series graph displays the number of APs that experience high CPU utilization in the network during the selected time period. You can hover your mouse on each bar graph to see the exact number of APs.

Cards

The cards vary based on the context that you access the insight from. Click one of the cards to view further details:

Table 1: Cards Context

Cards

Context

Site

Global

Access Point

Global, Site

Site

Lists the number of sites where the APs experience high CPU utilization. Click the arrow to view the pictorial graph of the Most Impacted sites. Click the number displayed on the Site card, to view a detailed description of the impacted sites:

  • Site—Name of the site impacted by the insight and link to the specific insight at the site context.
  • APs—Number of APs that experience high CPU utilization in each site.
  • Time (min)—Time range of high CPU utilization in each site.

Access Point

Lists the number and details of APs that experience high CPU utilization in the network. Click the arrow to view the pictorial graph of the Most Impacted access points. Click the Access Point drop-down list, to view the following:

  • AP Model—Pictorial graph of CPU utilization classified by AP models.
  • FW Version—Pictorial graph of CPU utilization classified by AP firmware versions.

Click the number displayed on the Access Point card to view a detailed description of the impacted access points: