Saturday, September 21, 2013

Palo Alto: How To Clear The ARP Cache

How do you clear the ARP cache?  This is not too hard.  Just SSH into the Palo Alto box.  Then run the command:

skillen@PA-3020> clear arp all

All ARP entries are cleared.
skillen@PA-3020>

6 comments:

  1. Does this have any negative impact on the firewall active sessions as we do this on active firewall or is it recommended to clear arp all on secondary node > Failover > clear arp all on primary node in an active/passive ?

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    1. No, ARP table is replicated over to the passive unit.

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    2. When upgrading to 7.1, clear arp is recommended before upgrade. Do we do it right before install on the passive unit ? Or is it done on both units once before beginning the whole process ?

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    3. i meant to ask the same question...When upgrading to 7.1, clear arp is recommended before upgrade. Do we do it right before install on the passive unit ? Or is it done on both units once before beginning the whole process ?

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    4. When upgrading to 7.1, clear arp is recommended before upgrade. Do we do it right before install on the passive unit ? Or is it done on both units once before beginning the whole process ?

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  2. I don't generally clear the arp table when doing an upgrade.

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