IP Aging

This chapter contains the following sections:

IP Aging Policy

The IP Aging policy is a network management feature that identifies and ages out inactive IP addresses on an endpoint.

  • Tracks unused IP addresses using endpoint retention policies.

  • Sends ARP requests for IPv4 and neighbor solicitations for IPv6 at 75% of the local endpoint aging interval.

  • Ages out IP addresses when no response is received from the endpoint.

Configuring the IP Aging Policy Using the GUI

This section explains how to enable and disable the IP Aging policy.

Procedure

Step 1

From the menu bar, click the System tab.

Step 2

From the submenu bar, click System Settings .

Step 3

In the navigation pane, click Endpoint Controls .

Step 4

In the work pane, click Ip Aging .

The IP Aging Policy appears with the Administrative State Disabled button selected.

Step 5

From the Administrative State , click one of the following options:

  • Enabled —Enables IP aging

  • Disabled —Disables IP aging

What to do next

To specify the interval used for tracking IP addresses on endpoints, create an End Point Retention policy by navigating to Tenants > tenant-name > Policies > Protocol , right-click End Point Retention , and choose Create End Point Retention Policy .