Dell C9000 series, Reference Manual

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arp backoff-time
Set the exponential timer for resending unresolved ARPs.
C9000 Series
Syntax
arp backoff-time seconds / minutes
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds an ARP entry is black-holed. The
range is from 1 to 3600. The default is
30 minutes.
minutes Enter the number of minutes an ARP entry is balck-holed. The
range is from 0 to 35790. The default is
4 hours.
Defaults 30
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.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.8.0 Introduced on the S4810.
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.
Related
Commands show arp retries — displays the configured number of ARP retries.
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