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Cognos slows down periodically during load testing of SDK application

Troubleshooting


Problem

Response time of Cognos Analytics increases significantly during 10 minute periods during load testing of an SDK application.  Pattern of  periods when Cognos is responding fast and slow looks like 30 minutes fast --> 10 minutes slow --> 20 minutes fast --> 10 minutes slow, etc.

Symptom

CPU usage on any Cognos Analytics servers decreases during these periods. 

No significant activities in the content store database

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Modified date:
13 January 2026

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ibm10740035