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The combination of the storm-control suppression level and the 1-second time interval controls the way the
storm control algorithm works. A higher threshold allows more packets to pass through. A threshold value
of 100 percent means that no limit is placed on the traffic. A value of 0.0 means that all broadcast, multicast,
or unicast traffic on that port is blocked.
Because packets do not arrive at uniform intervals, the 1-second time interval during which traffic activity
is measured can affect the behavior of storm control.
Note
You use the storm-control interface configuration commands to set the threshold value for each traffic type.
How to Configure Storm Control
Configuring Storm Control and Threshold Levels
You configure storm control on a port and enter the threshold level that you want to be used for a particular
type of traffic.
However, because of hardware limitations and the way in which packets of different sizes are counted, threshold
percentages are approximations. Depending on the sizes of the packets making up the incoming traffic, the
actual enforced threshold might differ from the configured level by several percentage points.
Storm control is supported on physical interfaces. You can also configure storm control on an EtherChannel.
When storm control is configured on an EtherChannel, the storm control settings propagate to the
EtherChannel physical interfaces. Note
Follow these steps to storm control and threshold levels:
Before You Begin
Storm control is supported on physical interfaces. You can also configure storm control on an EtherChannel.
When storm control is configured on an EtherChannel, the storm control settings propagate to the EtherChannel
physical interfaces.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
enable
2. configure terminal
3. interface interface-id
4.
storm-control
{
broadcast
|
multicast
|
unicast
}
level
{ level [ level-low ] |
bps bps
[ bps-low ] |
pps pps
[ pps-low ]}
5. storm-control action { shutdown | trap }
6. end
7.
show storm-control
[ interface-id ] [
broadcast
|
multicast
|
unicast
]
8. copy running-config startup-config
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How to Configure Storm Control