VPLEX: How to reduce Java's high CPU utilization on the management server.

Restart the Management Station console from the management server using the command;
sudo /etc/init.d/VPlexManagementConsole restart

Checking the VPlex management server Java utilization, we can see the percentage is high.

service@#########:~> top
top - 14:45:38 up 993 days, 3:16, 4 users, load average: 1.37, 1.43, 1.47
Tasks: 137 total, 2 running, 135 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
Cpu(s): 50.9%us, 0.3%sy, 0.0%ni, 48.8%id, 0.0%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.0%si, 0.0%st
Mem: 3920420k total, 3361876k used, 558544k free, 26616k buffers
Swap: 8388604k total, 3750660k used, 4637944k free, 350828k cached

PID   USER     PR NI VIRT  RES  SHR  S %CPU %MEM TIME+    COMMAND
11316 service  25 5  6902m 2.7g 9868 S 101  71.4 47236:56 java

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Before restarting any management console or management server, ensure there are no ongoing migrations (device or extent)

Please run the below commands on the Management Station console:

Step 1: Verify the management server console's pid:

Example:
service@#########:~> sudo /etc/init.d/VPlexManagementConsole status
VPlexManagementConsole is running (pid 11315)

Step 2: Restarting of management server console: (to restart the Management Server software).

Example:
service@#########:~> sudo /etc/init.d/VPlexManagementConsole restart
Restarting EMC VPlex Management Console... done

Step 3: Post restarting the management server software verify the pid (console will run with new pid):

Example:
service@#########:~> sudo /etc/init.d/VPlexManagementConsole status
VPlexManagementConsole is running (pid 23533)


After restarting the management console, check if the issue is resolved.

service@#########:~> top
top -      15:05:08 up 993 days, 3:36, 5 users, load average: 1.72, 1.57, 1.52
Tasks:     144 total,     2 running,         142 sleeping,       0 stopped,     0 zombie
Cpu(s):    36.8%us,       2.0%sy, 0.0%ni, 45.3%id, 15.7%wa, 0.0%hi, 0.2%si, 0.0%st
Mem:       3920420k       total,     1446552k       used, 2473868k free, 27192k buffers
Swap:      8388604k       total,     81112k         used, 8307492k free, 484428k cached

PID   USER     PR  NI  VIRT  RES  SHR  S %CPU %MEM  TIME+    COMMAND
23534    service            20       0        2840m      1.2g     23m    S     6         33.0     22:57.52          java