Device>Configure> Multi-Layer Switching>MLS Aging Timer
Use the MLS Aging Timer dialog box to set timeout parameters in seconds for regular established shortcuts and candidate flows. During the timing factor, shortcut process flows are calculated. When the timeout is reached, if flow is insubstantial, the shortcut is deleted from the internal shortcut table, or is replaced by a new entry to preserve memory utilization.
Regular Aging Time (cseFlowEstablshedAgingTime)
The aging time, in seconds, for regular established flows. The default value is 256 seconds, and the range values are 4 to1920 seconds.
Fast Aging Time (cseFlowFastAgingTime)
The fast aging time for established flow entries is based on two variables: (1) the time chosen to configure (configure the time from 0 - 128 seconds) and (2) the number of switched packets in the given time interval, where the number of packets is fewer than the value set in cseFlowFastAgePktThreshold.
Note: A typical value for fast aging time is 32 seconds (i.e., less than the number of packets in cseFlowFastAgePktThreshold that were switched within 32 seconds after a Layer-3 flow entry was established. The default fast aging time is 0 (no fast aging interval).
Threshold of Fast Aging (cseFlowFastAgePktThreshold)
The packet threshold setting for the cseFlowFastAging Time. It can be configured to 1,3,7,15,31, or 63 packets. If the packet threshold is not configured to one of these values, it will be adjusted to the closest value. The default fast aging time is 0; that is, no packets will be switched within the time set in cseFlowFastAgingTime after a Level-3 flow is established.
Click Apply to make your changes take effect, or click Cancel to close the dialog box without making any changes. Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.
Command Line Alternative
Use the following commands to configure the MLS Aging Timer from the command line:
set mls agingtime <agingtime>
set mls agingtime fast <fastagingtime > <pkt_threshold>
Device>Configure>Multi-Layer Switching>Layer-2 Statistics
Use the Layer-2 Statistics dialog box to review the EARL2 switching engines statistics counters.
Local Ports Forwarded Packets (cseL2ForwardedLocalPkts)
The total number of local packets received and forwarded at Layer-2 by the EARL2 switching engine.
Total Forwarded Packets (cseL2ForwardedTotalPkts)
The total number of packets received and forwarded at Layer-2 by the EARL2 switching engine.
Learned MAC Addresses (cseL2NewAddressLearns)
The total number of new MAC addresses learned by the EARL2 switching engine.
Dropped Forwarded Packets (cseL2AddrLearnFailures)
The total number of MAC addresses for which learning failed due to fullness of the Layer-2 forwarding address table.
Missed Forwarded Packets (cseL2DstAddrLookupMisses)
The total number of MAC addresses missed during destination lookups.
Received IP Packets (cseL2IpPkts)
The total number of packets belonging to the IP family that were received by the EARL2 switching engine.
Received IPX Packets (cseL2IpxPkts)
The total number of packets belonging to the IPX family that were received by the EARL2 switching engine.
Received Assigned Network Packets (cseL2AssignedProtoPkts)
The total number of packets belonging to an assigned protocol family that were received by the EARL2 switching engine.
Received Other Packets (cseL2OtherProtoPkts)
The total number of packets belonging to all other protocol families that were received by the EARL2 switching engine.
Click Print to print the contents of the dialog box.
Click Cancel to close the dialog box.