> Source: [sk70760](https://support.checkpoint.com/results/sk/sk70760)

# sk70760 - High CPU utilization after enabling SmartLog

| Property | Value |
|----------|-------|
| Solution ID | sk70760 |
| Date Created | 2012-04-11 |
| Last Modified | 2017-09-06 |
| Technical Level | Advanced |
| Products | Security Management Server |
| Versions | R82.10, R82, R81.20 |

## Symptoms

- * CPU utilization increases after enabling SmartLog on Security Management Server / Log Server  

* Output of 'top' command shows high values in load counters and in nice counter

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