Re: [FW-1] SecurePlatform memory

[Read, Andrew]

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Hi Damo,   I've now got my SecurePlatform FP3 box in production. I also appear to have a memory leak on this box. Here are the stats from Smartview Status   Date Active Real Memory 17/01/2003 240932 18/01/2003 264996 19/01/2003 274116 Weekend -less activity on weekend here also 20/01/2003 275040 21/01/2003 303580 22/01/2003 312184   I agree with you that traffic is involved, I also think that the logging of the traffic causes the memory to be "used up" more quickly. I noticed a much fast loss of memory when I put account tracking on two high use rules.   Someone suggested I install HF1, which I have done. My current free memory (from 512MB physical) is just over 4 meg. I'm not sure if secure platform is just caching as much as it can close to this limit, or whether the memory leak is still present. I guess I'll know in a few more days.   I am running Mgmt and Enforcement module on the same box.   Andrew     -----Original Message----- From: Damien Hart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, 19 February 2003 12:30 p.m. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [FW-1] SecurePlatform memory Hi All,   I have been away for a few weeks so if someone has answered this previously please let me know.    I started monitoring my Secureplatform NG FP3 firewall with MRTG in December last year and it has become very apparent to me that there is a serious memory leak in it.  Two of the OID's I am monitoring are 1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.7.1.3.0 and 1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.7.1.5.0 which are amount of free memory total and amount of free memory available.  The server has 512 MB RAM and I notice that it declines at a rate that brings it down to less than 10 Meg free after about four weeks.  It does however drop less on weekends than on weekdays so it is presumably usage related.   ps aux doesn't show any significant differences in the RSS field (which I believe is real memory used) when it has 10 Meg free than when it has 250 meg free so I am a bit mystified.   I know other people out there are monitoring their firewalls with MRTG because I have seen messages pertaining to it before, but has anyone else noticed this memory leak?   regards   Damo ************************************************************ The information contained in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, or reproduction of this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error please notify the sender and delete all copies of this message including any attachments it may contain. The email or its content does not necessarily represent the views of the company. ************************************************************