configure iparp max_entries

configure iparp max_entries max_entries

Description

Configures the maximum allowed IP ARP entries.

Syntax Description

max_entries Specifies the maximum number of IP ARP entries. The range is 1 to x, where x is the number listed for the appropriate platform in table below.

Default

The default value is 12,288, which is the combined value for all VRs, since VR-based maximum entries is not supported starting with ExtremeXOS 30.1.

Usage Guidelines

The maximum IP ARP entries include dynamic, static, and incomplete IP ARP entries. The range for the max_entries parameter is 1 to x, where x is the number listed for the appropriate platform in the following table.

Table 1. Maximum IP ARP Entries for each Platform
Distributed IP ARP Feature Configuration
Maximum Entries Off (Default) On
157,696 N/A N/A

Starting with ExtremeXOS 30.1, the maximum configurable limit for IP ARP maximum entries is 157,696 for all platforms. A message appears if the configured value exceeds the theoretical hardware maximum limit depending on the platform.

Example

The following example sets the maximum IP ARP entries to 2000 entries:

configure iparp max_entries 2000

History

This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 10.1.

Support for up to 32,768 ARP entries was first available in ExtremeXOS 12.4.

Per virtual router capability deprecated and the maximum configurable limit changed to 157, 696 in ExtremeXOS 30.1.

Platform Availability

This command is available on ExtremeSwitching X435, X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, X695, X870, 5320, 5420, and 5520 series switches.