disable flooding port
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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disable flooding port
disable flooding [all_cast | broadcast | multicast | unicast] port
[<port_list> | all]
Description
Disables egress flooding on one or more ports. With the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch (formerly
known as Aspen) and the Summit X450 family of switches, you can further identify the type of packets
to block flooding on the specified ports. With the BlackDiamond 10808 and 12804 switch, you can block
flooding only on all packets or no packets.
Syntax Description
Default
Enabled for all packet types.
Usage Guidelines
NOTE
If an application requests specific packets on a specific port, those packets are not affected by the
disable
flooding port
command.
Use this command to disable Layer 2 egress flooding on specified or all packets (only on all packets on
the BlackDiamond 10808 and 12804 switches). Disabling egress flooding aids the following:
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enhances security
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enhances privacy
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improves network performance
This is particularly useful when you are working on an edge device in the network. Limiting flooded
egress packets to selected interfaces is also known as upstream forwarding.
all_cast
Specifies disabling egress flooding for
all
packets on specified ports.
broadcast
Specifies disabling egress flooding only for broadcast packets.
NOTE: This parameter is available only on the BlackDiamond 8800 series
switches and the Summit X450 family of switches.
multicast
Specifies disabling egress flooding only for multicast packets.
NOTE: This parameter is available only on the BlackDiamond 8800 series
switches and the Summit X450 family of switches.
unicast
Specifies disabling egress flooding only for unicast packets.
NOTE: This parameter is available only on the BlackDiamond 8800 series
switches and the Summit X450 family of switches.
port_list
Specifies one or more ports or slots and ports.
all
Specifies all ports on the switch.