Mac-Address-Table Aging-Time - Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch 6250 Cli Reference Manual

mac-address-table aging-time

Configures aging time, in seconds, for static and dynamically learned MAC addresses. When a MAC
address has aged beyond the aging-time value, the MAC address is discarded.
mac-address-table aging-time seconds
no mac-address-table aging-time
Syntax Definitions
seconds
Defaults
By default, the aging time is set to 300 seconds.
Platforms Supported
OmniSwitch 6250
Usage Guidelines
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Use the no form of this command to set the aging-time back to the default value of 300 seconds.
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The aging time value is a global value that applies to all VLANs. Configuring this value on a per
VLAN basis is not supported on this platform.
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Note that an inactive MAC address may take up to twice as long as the agining time value specified to
age out of the MAC address table. For example, if an aging time of 60 seconds is specified, the MAC
will age out any time between 60 and 120 seconds of inactivity.
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If the timeout parameter is not specified when using the mac-address-table command (see
to configure a static MAC address, then the aging time value is not applied to the static MAC address.
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The MAC address table aging time is also used as the timeout value for the Address Resolution Proto-
col (ARP) table. This timeout value determines how long the switch retains dynamically learned ARP
table entries.
Examples
-> mac-address-table aging-time 1200
-> no mac-address-table aging-time
Release History
Release 6.6.1; command was introduced.
page 18-6
Aging time value (in seconds). Do not use commas in value. The range
is 60—634.
OmniSwitch 6250 CLI Reference Guide
Source Learning Commands
page 18-2)
November 2009