Cisco HWIC-4ESW and HWIC-D-9ESW EtherSwitch Interface Cards
How to Configure EtherSwitch HWICs
69
Book Title
DETAILED STEPS
Note
If any type of traffic exceeds the upper threshold limit, all of the other types of traffic will be stopped.
Disabling Per-Port Storm Control
Follow these steps to disable per-port storm control.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
enable
Example:
Router> enable
Enables privileged EXEC mode.
•
Enter your password if prompted.
Step 2
configure
terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 3
interface
interface-id
Example:
Router(config)# interface 0/3/1
Enters interface configuration mode and specifies the port to
configure.
Step 4
storm-control
{
broadcast
|
multicast
|
unicast
}
level
level-high
[
level-low
]
Example:
Router(config-if)# Storm-control
broadcast level 7
Configures broadcast, multicast, or unicast per-port storm control.
•
Specify the rising threshold level for either broadcast, multicast,
or unicast traffic. The storm control action occurs when traffic
utilization reaches this level.
•
(Optional) Specify the falling threshold level. The normal
transmission restarts (if the action is filtering) when traffic drops
below this level.
Step 5
storm-control action
shutdown
Example:
Router(config-if)# Storm-control action
shutdown
Selects the
shutdown
keyword to disable the port during a storm.
•
The default is to filter out the traffic.
Step 6
end
Example:
Router(config-if)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Step 7
show storm-control
[
interface
]
[
broadcast
|
multicast
|
unicast
|
history
]
Example:
Router(config-if)# show storm-control
Verifies your entries.