Investigating high CPU usage on cisco ASA

http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/security/asa-5500-x-series-next-generation-firewalls/113185-asaperformance.html


http://www.tunnelsup.com/troubleshooting-high-cpu-on-a-cisco-asa

For FTD

show process cpu-usage sorted non-zero

show conn | include .*INSIDE .*DMZ

sh cpu usage

Generate TS file during issues, TAC said its ok to do but seems like it would push your CPU higher maybe there is a separate CPU for TS file generation.