Supermicro SuperBlade SBM-GEM-X2C+, User Manual

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Chapter 6: 1-Gb Ethernet Switch Firmware
To configure storm control, click S
TORM
C
ONTROL
link in the R
ATE
L
IMIT AND
S
TORM
C
ONTROL
screen ( Figure 6-14 ). The S
TORM
C
ONTROL
screen appears as shown in
Figure 6-15 .
6-9 L2 Management
L2 management provides a way to add, delete, and look up MAC addresses in the L2
address table. The switch supports 8192 L2 address table entries, each specifying a
MAC address, VLAN ID, destination port number, trunk ID and Rtag. The switch
supports store-and-forward mode switching.
After a frame is received, its source MAC address (MACSA) and destination MAC
address (MACDA) are retrieved. Depending on the port state, the MACSA and port
number may be used to dynamically update the L2 address table. The MACDA may be
used to determine the frame’s destination port. User can also statically add a MAC
address to the L2 address table.
To add a static entry into the L2
ADDRESS
table, click on the ADD link on the L2 A
DDRESS
M
ANAGEMENT
screen as shown in Figure 6-16 .
Figure 6-15. Storm Control Screen
Table 6-6. Storm Control Screen Controls
Control Description
Storm Control Type
This selects the type of the packet storm. The figure below shows all available
options: Broadcast only, Broadcast and multicast, Broadcast unknown unicast
and Broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast.
Storm Control Rate
This selects a rate (packets-per-second) for storm control. The figure below
shows all available options: 10 pps 100 pps 1000 pps 5000 pps 10000 pps and
15000 pps.