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Chapter 39. Storm-control
Configuration
39.1 Storm-control Overview
When there is loop or malicious attacker in the network, there will be plenty of packets,
which occupy the bandwidth and even affect the network. Storm-control will avoid too much
packets appear in the network. Restrict the speed rate of port receiving broadcast/multicast/
unknown unicast packets and unknown unicast packets received by all ports. By default, all
frames storm control target rate is 256Kbps, Broadcast storm control is Enable; Multicast
storm control is Disable; Unicast storm control is Disable.
39.2 Storm-control Configuration
39.2.1 Configure Storm-control
Storm-Control configuration is in interface configuration mode, that is, administrator can
configure it per port.
Table 37-8 Configure Storm-control
Operation
Command
Remarks
Enter global configuration mode
configure terminal
-
Enter interface configuration
mode
interface ethernet
device/slot/port
-
Configure packet type for
storm-control
Storm-control {broadcast
|multicast |unicast}
Required
Configure storm-control rate
storm-control rate
rate
Required
39.2.2 Storm-control Monitor and Maintenance
After finishing above configuration, user can check the configurations by command below.
Table 37-9 Storm-control monitor and maintenance
Operation
Command
Remarks
Show interface
show interface ethernet
device/slot/port
On any
configuration
mode
Note:
If there is no configuration for storm-control, there will be no info show for that.
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