What does the following pacemaker message mean? "notice: throttle_handle_load: High CPU load detected"

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

What does the following pacemaker message mean?

  • For Rhel 6 and 7, visible in /var/log/cluster/corosync.log or /var/log/messages:

    Mar 21 15:09:48 [67294] node42       crmd:   notice: throttle_handle_load:  High CPU load detected: 81.589996

  • For Rhel 8 and 9, visible in /var/log/pacemaker/pacemaker.log or /var/log/messages:

    May 26 11:23:47 node42 pacemaker-controld  [1671] (throttle_check_thresholds)   notice: High CPU load detected: 89.370000

IMPORTANT NOTICE:
This is NOT related to a similar message (throttle_check_thresholds) notice: High CIB load detected, please notice the difference between CIB and CPU elements in the message. Additionally, the CIB load should be under 1 whereas the CPU load will have a much bigger value. Ensure you are reading the correct article which matches your use case.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 (with the High Availability Add-on)
  • Pacemaker

Subscriber exclusive content

A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.

Current Customers and Partners

Log in for full access

Log In

New to Red Hat?

Learn more about Red Hat subscriptions

Using a Red Hat product through a public cloud?

How to access this content