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Create static ARP entry

Availability: This command is available to cluster and Vserver administrators at the admin privilege level.

Description

The network arp create command creates a static ARP entry for a given Vserver. Statically created ARP entries will be stored permanently in the Vserver context and will be used by the network stack.

Parameters

-vserver <vserver name> - Vserver Name

Use this parameter to specify the name of the Vserver on which the ARP entry is created.

-remotehost <IP Address> - Remote IP Address

Use this parameter to specify the IP address to be added as an ARP entry.

-mac <MAC Address> - MAC Address

Use this parameter to specify the MAC address (Ethernet address) for the host specified with -remotehost. Specify the MAC address as six hex bytes separated by colons.

Examples

The following example creates a static ARP entry on Vserver vs1 for the remote host with the IP address 10.63.0.2 having MAC address 40:55:39:25:27:c1

cluster1::> network arp create -vserver vs1 -remotehost 10.63.0.2 -mac 40:55:39:25:27:c1