Technical Tip: How to troubleshoot high CPU usage caused by the IPS process

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Description	This article describes how to troubleshoot high CPU usage caused by the IPS process.
Scope	All OS.
Solution	Use the command below to bypass the IPS engine. diagnose test application ipsmonitor 5 bypass: enable In this mode, the IPS is running but it is not inspecting traffic. If the CPU usage decreases indicates that the volume of traffic inspected is too high for that particular FortiGate model. If the CPU usage is still high indicates a problem with the IPS engine. After proceeding to disable the bypass with the same command: diagnose test application ipsmonitor 5 bypass: disable