05-09-2022 11:20 AM
I have a pair of C9500 switches running IOS-XE 16.12.04. The output of the "show switch" command shows
"Mac persistency wait time: Indefinite". However, when I search the config for the "stack-mac persistent timer 0" command, I do not see it. My understanding is that this command is not a default, so is the command missing from the config a cosmetic, did the default change to enabled, or something else?
05-09-2022 11:26 AM
05-09-2022 03:20 PM - edited 05-09-2022 03:44 PM
Upgrade the firmware of the stack or monitor the CPU &/or Memory control-plane or risk losing them due to a memory leak.
16.12.X, particularly 16.12.4, is extremely buggy.
Don't believe me? Have a look at below:
The above is the control-plane memory of a standalone 9500 on 16.12.4. The red box highlights is the time when the QuoVadis certificate issue (FN - 72323 - Cisco IOS XE Software: QuoVadis Root CA 2 Decommission Might Affect Smart Licensing, Smart Call Home, and Other Functionality) is happening.
The control-plane memory of the 9500 should be between 25% to 30%. Anything higher than 35% means there is a memory leak.
05-09-2022 03:24 PM
"Indefinite" means no timer is configured or 0, and you are using the local Mac address. So, if you want to see the actual second(s) configured, try a different number between 1-60. That should also appear in "sh run" in addition to the "show switch" output.
HTH
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