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What does the ESX helper0-0 process do?
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I have a laptop used for development purposes (EliteBook 8540p) upon which I have installed ESXi 5.5 to run multiple servers and make use of snapshots for rollback.
After installing ESX and prior to installing any Virtual Machines, I noticed that in vSphere the CPU was reported at 50% usage. Upon investigation I found there was a process group helper using 100% of a single CPU:
9:22:23am up 54 min, 407 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 44 42 26 0.8 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 40 39 23 1.0 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 78 24 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
8 8 helper 150 107.15 96.23 0.00 14903.22 - 0.06 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
20854 20854 esxtop.43466 1 1.38 1.28 0.00 98.71 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2105 2105 hostd.33929 17 0.54 0.50 0.00 1699.43 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 2 system 75 0.38 0.40 0.07 7499.10 - 0.22 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
2553 2553 sh.34162 1 0.18 0.22 0.00 99.78 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3256 3256 vpxa.34517 7 0.02 0.03 0.00 700.00 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2201 2201 rhttpproxy.3398 8 0.02 0.02 0.00 799.94 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10320 10320 sshd.38140 1 0.02 0.03 0.00 99.97 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Expanding the GID showed there was one helper process significantly more active:
9:25:00am up 56 min, 409 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 48 0.6 46 18 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 43 0.7 42 16 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 44 59 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
32794 8 helper0-0 1 107.51 96.37 0.00 3.60 - 0.03 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
32795 8 helper1-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32796 8 helper1-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32797 8 helper1-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32798 8 helper2-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32799 8 helper3-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32800 8 helper3-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32801 8 helper3-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32802 8 helper4-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
I tried to view what the process was up to, but my usual tactic failed miserably:
~ # strace -p 32794
attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): No such process
What is the purpose of the helper0-0 process and why would it be consuming 50% of my CPU resources with no Virtual Machines running?
vmware-esxi
asked Jul 31 '14 at 8:50
GeekyDeaksGeekyDeaks
20115
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I have a laptop used for development purposes (EliteBook 8540p) upon which I have installed ESXi 5.5 to run multiple servers and make use of snapshots for rollback.
After installing ESX and prior to installing any Virtual Machines, I noticed that in vSphere the CPU was reported at 50% usage. Upon investigation I found there was a process group helper using 100% of a single CPU:
9:22:23am up 54 min, 407 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 44 42 26 0.8 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 40 39 23 1.0 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 78 24 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
8 8 helper 150 107.15 96.23 0.00 14903.22 - 0.06 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
20854 20854 esxtop.43466 1 1.38 1.28 0.00 98.71 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2105 2105 hostd.33929 17 0.54 0.50 0.00 1699.43 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 2 system 75 0.38 0.40 0.07 7499.10 - 0.22 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
2553 2553 sh.34162 1 0.18 0.22 0.00 99.78 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3256 3256 vpxa.34517 7 0.02 0.03 0.00 700.00 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2201 2201 rhttpproxy.3398 8 0.02 0.02 0.00 799.94 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10320 10320 sshd.38140 1 0.02 0.03 0.00 99.97 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Expanding the GID showed there was one helper process significantly more active:
9:25:00am up 56 min, 409 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 48 0.6 46 18 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 43 0.7 42 16 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 44 59 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
32794 8 helper0-0 1 107.51 96.37 0.00 3.60 - 0.03 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
32795 8 helper1-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32796 8 helper1-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32797 8 helper1-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32798 8 helper2-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32799 8 helper3-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32800 8 helper3-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32801 8 helper3-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32802 8 helper4-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
I tried to view what the process was up to, but my usual tactic failed miserably:
~ # strace -p 32794
attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): No such process
What is the purpose of the helper0-0 process and why would it be consuming 50% of my CPU resources with no Virtual Machines running?
vmware-esxi
asked Jul 31 '14 at 8:50
GeekyDeaksGeekyDeaks
20115
add a comment |
I have a laptop used for development purposes (EliteBook 8540p) upon which I have installed ESXi 5.5 to run multiple servers and make use of snapshots for rollback.
After installing ESX and prior to installing any Virtual Machines, I noticed that in vSphere the CPU was reported at 50% usage. Upon investigation I found there was a process group helper using 100% of a single CPU:
9:22:23am up 54 min, 407 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 44 42 26 0.8 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 40 39 23 1.0 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 78 24 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
8 8 helper 150 107.15 96.23 0.00 14903.22 - 0.06 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
20854 20854 esxtop.43466 1 1.38 1.28 0.00 98.71 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2105 2105 hostd.33929 17 0.54 0.50 0.00 1699.43 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 2 system 75 0.38 0.40 0.07 7499.10 - 0.22 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
2553 2553 sh.34162 1 0.18 0.22 0.00 99.78 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3256 3256 vpxa.34517 7 0.02 0.03 0.00 700.00 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2201 2201 rhttpproxy.3398 8 0.02 0.02 0.00 799.94 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10320 10320 sshd.38140 1 0.02 0.03 0.00 99.97 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Expanding the GID showed there was one helper process significantly more active:
9:25:00am up 56 min, 409 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 48 0.6 46 18 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 43 0.7 42 16 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 44 59 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
32794 8 helper0-0 1 107.51 96.37 0.00 3.60 - 0.03 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
32795 8 helper1-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32796 8 helper1-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32797 8 helper1-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32798 8 helper2-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32799 8 helper3-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32800 8 helper3-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32801 8 helper3-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32802 8 helper4-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
I tried to view what the process was up to, but my usual tactic failed miserably:
~ # strace -p 32794
attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): No such process
What is the purpose of the helper0-0 process and why would it be consuming 50% of my CPU resources with no Virtual Machines running?
vmware-esxi
asked Jul 31 '14 at 8:50
GeekyDeaksGeekyDeaks
20115
I have a laptop used for development purposes (EliteBook 8540p) upon which I have installed ESXi 5.5 to run multiple servers and make use of snapshots for rollback.
After installing ESX and prior to installing any Virtual Machines, I noticed that in vSphere the CPU was reported at 50% usage. Upon investigation I found there was a process group helper using 100% of a single CPU:
9:22:23am up 54 min, 407 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 44 42 26 0.8 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 40 39 23 1.0 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 78 24 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
8 8 helper 150 107.15 96.23 0.00 14903.22 - 0.06 0.00 0.23 0.00 0.00 0.00
20854 20854 esxtop.43466 1 1.38 1.28 0.00 98.71 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2105 2105 hostd.33929 17 0.54 0.50 0.00 1699.43 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2 2 system 75 0.38 0.40 0.07 7499.10 - 0.22 0.00 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00
2553 2553 sh.34162 1 0.18 0.22 0.00 99.78 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
3256 3256 vpxa.34517 7 0.02 0.03 0.00 700.00 - 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
2201 2201 rhttpproxy.3398 8 0.02 0.02 0.00 799.94 - 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
10320 10320 sshd.38140 1 0.02 0.03 0.00 99.97 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Expanding the GID showed there was one helper process significantly more active:
9:25:00am up 56 min, 409 worlds, 0 VMs, 0 vCPUs; CPU load average: 0.55, 0.55, 0.55
PCPU USED(%): 48 0.6 46 18 AVG: 28
PCPU UTIL(%): 43 0.7 42 16 AVG: 26
CORE UTIL(%): 44 59 AVG: 51
ID GID NAME NWLD %USED %RUN %SYS %WAIT %VMWAIT %RDY %IDLE %OVRLP %CSTP %MLMTD %SWPWT
32794 8 helper0-0 1 107.51 96.37 0.00 3.60 - 0.03 0.00 0.24 0.00 0.00 0.00
32795 8 helper1-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32796 8 helper1-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32797 8 helper1-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32798 8 helper2-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32799 8 helper3-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32800 8 helper3-1 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32801 8 helper3-2 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
32802 8 helper4-0 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 - 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
I tried to view what the process was up to, but my usual tactic failed miserably:
~ # strace -p 32794
attach: ptrace(PTRACE_ATTACH, ...): No such process
What is the purpose of the helper0-0 process and why would it be consuming 50% of my CPU resources with no Virtual Machines running?
vmware-esxi
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20115
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