Clearing The Neighbor Cache - HP PROCURVE 2910AL Configuration Manual

Clearing the Neighbor Cache

When there is an event such as a topology change or an address change, the
neighbor cache may have too many entries to allow efficient use. Also, if an
unauthorized client is answering DAD or normal neighbor solicitations with
invalid replies, the neighbor cache may contain a large number of invalid
entries and communication with some valid hosts may fail and/or the show
ipv6 neighbors command output may become too cluttered to efficiently read.
In such cases, the fastest way to restore optimum traffic movement on a VLAN
may be to statically clear the neighbor table instead of waiting for the
unwanted entries to time-out.
Syntax: clear ipv6 neighbors
Executed at the global config level, this command removes all
non-local IPv6 neighbor addresses and corresponding MAC
addresses from the neighbor cache. (Local IPv6 addresses, that
is, IPv6 addresses configured on the VLAN interface for the
switch on which the command is executed, are not removed.)
Removed addresses are listed in the command output.
ProCurve(config)# clear ipv6 neighbors
2001:db8:260:212::1%vlan10 deleted
fe80:::10:27%vlan10 deleted
fe80::213:c4ff:fedd:14b0%vlan10 deleted
Figure 5-3. Example of Clearing the IPv6 Neighbors Cache
IPv6 Management Features
Viewing and Clearing the IPv6 Neighbors Cache
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