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Title
High CPU utilization on Active Roles and Domain Controllers hosts following the upgrade to Active Roles 8.2.1 SP3 -
Description
In some Active Roles environments, after upgrading to Active Roles 8.2.1 SP3, Dynamic Group rebuilds cause high CPU utilization on the Active Roles hosts and Active Directory Domain Controllers.
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Cause
This issue is being treated with high priority as a product defect and will be addressed in Active Roles 8.2.1 SP4
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Resolution
If an upgrade has been planned but not yet implemented, it is recommended not to proceed until Active Roles 8.2.1 SP4 becomes available.
The ETA for Service Pack 4 is on or before September 15th, 2025.
If Active Roles 8.2.1 SP3 has already been applied and this post-upgrade issue has not been encountered, then it is not necessary to roll-back or downgrade.