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The system load incurred during Autosupport compression

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • Autosupport

Answer

The process of compressing log files using the tar command primarily impacts the CPU and disk I/O resources. Here is a detailed explanation of the resource usage and impact:

  1. CPU Load:
    • The compression process performed by the tar command consumes CPU resources due to the compression algorithm's processing.
  2. Disk I/O:
    • Reading the files to be compressed and writing the compressed file generates disk I/O. This can result in significant disk I/O load, especially when compressing large log files.
  3. Memory Usage:
    • Temporary memory is used during the compression process, but it is typically not significant enough to impact normal system operations.
  4. Network Bandwidth:
    • If the compressed file is transferred to another location, network bandwidth will be used. However, this is not directly related to the compression process itself.

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