IOS HTTP server - SDM

Anybody else find the HTTP server inside IOS to be slow? Whenever I load anything, the HTTP server process CPU usage suddenly shoots up really high. The SDM wireless config app is especially bad for this. Its a bit annoying to say the least.

This is on a 384MB 1841 with a HWIC-AP card running 12.4(20)T. It did the same on 12.4(15)T*. Not got a choice about running 12.4T as the HWIC-AP isn't supported in mainline.

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networker050184

I have noticed that also when using SDM for my ISCW studies. Just another reason to use the good 'ole CLI

Plazma

SDM is a pain in the ass... there I said it.

Although ASDM (on the ASA's) auctually seems to get it right.. mostly.

nice343

Are you running SDM downloaded on a PC or SDM running on the IOS?

If you run install SDM on your PC it is much faster than running it on the IOS

tiersten

nice343 wrote:

Are you running SDM downloaded on a PC or SDM running on the IOS?

If you run install SDM on your PC it is much faster than running it on the IOS

From the router. My workaround is to just run it locally on my PC. I was just wondering why the IOS HTTP server was so bad.

nice343

Running it on the IOS sucks. Just download SDM and run it locally on your PC it will be 10X faster

networker050184

It is faster from the PC but still slow. I think SDM does more evil than good. It lets inexperienced people do just enough damage to take down their network! Then when they have no SDM access they are lost when they have to try to fix their mistakes via CLI. I've seen this a few times lately.