High CPU utilization due SecD memory issue

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Category:: ontap-9

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Applies to

ONTAP 9

Issue

CPU utilization is constantly reported high
HostOS domain is the biggest contributor from Perf Archive
High hostOS CPU is coming from SecD load
EMS logs under ASUP are flooded with below error messages

Thu Nov 19 20:37:06 CET [Node-01: secd: secd.rpc.server.request.dropped:debug]: The RPC secd_rpc_auth_user_id_to_unix_ext_creds sent from NBLADE_NFS was dropped by SecD due to memory pressure.

SECD logs under ASUP are flooded with below error messages

00000023.3d2753ed 03357f70 Mon Nov 23 2020 00:17:48 +01:00 [kern_secd:info:14174] [SECD MASTER THREAD] SecD RPC Server:Too many outstanding Generic RPC requests: sending System Error to RPC 217:secd_rpc_auth_user_id_to_unix_ext_creds Request ID:16082.