Arp Backoff-Time - Dell C9000 Series Reference Manual

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arp backoff-time

Set the exponential timer for resending unresolved ARPs.

C9000 Series

arp backoff-time seconds / minutes

Command Mode

CONFIGURATION

Command History

This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer

to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.

Usage Information The arp backoff timer is an exponential backoff timer. Over the specified period, the

time between ARP requests increases. This behavior reduces the potential for the

system to slow down while waiting for a multitude of ARP responses.

show arp retries

Enter the number of seconds an ARP entry is black-holed. The

range is from 1 to 3600. The default is 30 minutes.

Enter the number of minutes an ARP entry is balck-holed. The

range is from 0 to 35790. The default is 4 hours.

Introduced on the C9010.

Introduced on the Z9500.

Introduced on the S4820T.

Introduced on the Z9000.

Introduced on the S4810.

— displays the configured number of ARP retries.

IPv4 Routing

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