Layer 3 Routing Commands 1191ExampleThe following example creates an ARP entry consisting of an IP address and aMAC address.console(config)#arp 192.168.1.2 00A2.64B3.A245arp cachesizeUse the arp cachesize command in Global Configuration mode to configurethe maximum number of entries in the ARP cache. To return the maximumnumber of ARP cache entries to the default value, use the no form of thiscommand.Syntaxarp cachesize integerno arp cachesize• integer — Maximum number of ARP entries in the cache. Use the showsdm prefer command to display the supported ARP cache size.Default ConfigurationThe switch defaults to using the maximum allowed cache size.Command ModeGlobal Configuration modeUser GuidelinesThe ARP cache size is dependent on the switching hardware used. Theallowed range of values may be different from the example given below for agiven switch model.On VRF enabled switches, the ARP cache is shared among all VRF instances.Configuration of the cache size is shared among all VRF instances.ExampleThe following example defines an arp cachesize of 1000.console(config)#arp cachesize 1000
