High CPU load while downloading files
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Hi,
I have the latest version of pfSense running on my HP MicroServer Gen8. I assigned the VM with pfSense 2 Cores and 1 GB RAM.
If I download something on one of the computer connected to pfsense, the CPU load increases to 100%What can I do to solve this? :)
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what hypervisor?
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Proxmox (KVM)
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KVM is known to have some issue's:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=88467.0
hope it helps somewhat.
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I don´t think that KVM causes the problem. Maybe pfSense analyzes the packages and that causes the high load?
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What packages do you have installed? Squid w/ICAP?
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No, i haven´t installed any package.
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If you don't have any packages installed, then it definitely IS an issue with KVM, as the base product has pretty low CPU usage even at high throughputs.
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The CPU load only increases when I download something. Are you sure, that KVM is the problem?
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high cpu load is the symptom of of a VM Guest not interacting well with the host. PFSense runs fine at multi-gigabit speeds out of the box on desktop grade CPUs and decent NICs.
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Are you sure, that KVM is the problem?
We're sure that it's not pfSense that is the problem.
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Which Networkcard should I use in KVM for the pfSense VM?
Intel E1000
VirtIO (Paravirtualized)
Realtek RTL8139
VMWare vmxnet3Thank you!
