https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998869#M27348 I see this process pop up every 2 seconds in the task manager. A corresponding cmd.exe is also opened. It caused the cpu usage to jump up to around 80 % as well. <BR /><BR />Version: Systems Insight Manager 5.1 Windows <BR />Build version: C.05.01.00.00 <BR /> Sun, 13 May 2007 20:41:21 GMT Js01 2007-05-13T20:41:21Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998869#M27348 I see this process pop up every 2 seconds in the task manager. A corresponding cmd.exe is also opened. It caused the cpu usage to jump up to around 80 % as well. <BR /><BR />Version: Systems Insight Manager 5.1 Windows <BR />Build version: C.05.01.00.00 <BR /> Sun, 13 May 2007 20:41:21 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998869#M27348 Js01 2007-05-13T20:41:21Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998870#M27349 Do you have PMP/VMS installed? Are they up and running? Mon, 14 May 2007 08:35:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998870#M27349 Aravindh Rajaram 2007-05-14T08:35:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998871#M27350 yes PMP and VMS (virtual machine management) is installed and running. What is happening is that when the PMP service starts it also loads the mxpassword process which starts using up CPU and memory until it uses up all resources on the server. Once you stop the pmp service it releases the resources and returns to normal. What is the mxpassword process trying to do? is there something wrong in the config somewhere? Mon, 14 May 2007 18:10:10 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/server-management-systems/mxpassword-exe/m-p/3998871#M27350 Js01 2007-05-14T18:10:10Z