lldpd High Resource Usage?

[kpmedia]

lfd on server: Excessive resource usage: _lldpd (3094 (Parent PID:3092))

Time:         Fri Jan 17 09:00:14 2014 -0600
Account:      _lldpd
Resource:     Process Time
Exceeded:     50661 > 2400 (seconds)
Executable:   /usr/sbin/lldpd
Command Line: /usr/sbin/lldpd
PID:          3094 (Parent PID:3092)
Killed:       No

What would cause this?
And then what's the fix?

It's been happening almost on the hour for 12 hours now:

• 9:00
• 8
• 7
• 6
• 5
• 4
• 3
• 2
• 1
• 12
• 11:37
• 10:37
• 9:37 < when it started

 

[cPanelMichael]

Hello

This is not a process that is related to cPanel. It's a package that is installed on your OS. You can find more information on this process at:

Link Layer Discovery Protocol

Thank you.

 

[kpmedia]

That doesn't help too much. I've never heard of this, and have no idea what would cause it. Even after reading the link, I still have no idea what it is.

It doesn't happen often, but it seriously reads like "blah blah blah" to me.

 

[cPanelMichael]

The following external URL may also be of help to you:

RPM CentOS 5 lldpd 0.7.6 x86_64 rpm

It provides a little more detail on it's actual interaction with your OS. I suggest consulting with your data center or hosting provider to determine if the package is necessary on your particular system.

Thank you.

 

[kpmedia]

I have no idea why this was installed on my dedicated server. It came that way from the host. I've removed it. The server appears to still be fine. I compared it to my others, and none had this service.

Not sure why nobody anywhere (WHT, host, cPanel, etc) ever mentioned this possibility.

It doesn't happen often, but I felt light a deer in headlights.