ARP statistics


View the ARP-specific statistics for all or a specified interface. These statistics provide information about the ARP cache, as well as transmitted and received ARP traffic.

Access mode

exec

Syntax

show vSwitch-name vRouter-name ip arp statistics

Output Description

Heading Description Filter
IfName The name of the interface to which the ARP statistics apply. This is the interface that connects to the IP instance, either vlan.x, lag.x, or eth.x.x. ifName IfName
Entries The number of entries in the ARP cache on the interface. entries integer
Entries Aged Out The number of entries aged out of the ARP cache on the interface. agedOut counter32
Out Requests The number of ARP requests transmitted over the interface. These are the broadcasts to local hosts requesting IP address-to-physical address mapping information. outRequests counter32
In Total The total number of ARP packets received on the interface. This count includes requests for and replies to IP address-to-physical address mapping information. inTotal counter32
In Requests The number of ARP requests received on the interface. These are the broadcasts from local hosts requesting IP address-to-physical address mapping information. inRequests counter32
In Replies The number of ARP replies received over the interface. These are the responses to interface broadcasts requesting IP address-to-physical address mapping information. inReplies counter32
In Discards The number of ARP packets received that are not of a known type. That is, they are not ARP requests or ARP responses. inDiscards counter32
In Learned The number of ARP entries that were learned from requests packets that were not destined for this interface. That is, the protocol extracts the IP and physical addresses of the packet source. inLearned counter32
Que Overflow The number of packets dropped due to a queue overflow. These are IP packets queued for transmission while awaiting an ARP response. queOverflow counter32