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Figure 7-12. Storm Control
• Port — The port from which storm control is enabled.
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Broadcast Control — Enables or disables forwarding broadcast packet types on the device.
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Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the device. The possible field value are:
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Unknown Unicast, Multicast & Broadcast — Counts unknown Unicast, Multicast, and Broadcast
traffic.
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Multicast & Broadcast — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
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Broadcast Only — Counts only Broadcast traffic.
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Rate Threshold (3.5-1000M) — The maximum rate (Kbits/Sec) at which packets are forwarded. The
range is 3.5-1000M.
Enabling Storm Control on the Device
1 Open the Storm Control page.
2 Select an interface on which to implement storm control.
3 Define the fields.
4 Click Apply Changes .
The Storm Control is enabled on the device.
Displaying the Storm Control Table
1 Open the Storm Control page.
2 Click Show All .
The
Storm Control Table opens: