416 Dell PowerConnect 55xx Systems User Guide
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Storm control parameters are displayed for all ports on the selected unit.
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To configure Storm Control on a port, click 
Edit.
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Select a port from the Port drop-down list and enter the following fields:
–
Broadcast Control
 — Enable/disable forwarding Broadcast packets on 
the specific interface.
–
Broadcast Mode
 — Select the counting mode. The possible options 
are: 
•
Multicast & Broadcast
 — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic 
together towards the bandwidth threshold.
•
Broadcast Only
 — Counts only Broadcast traffic towards the 
bandwidth threshold.
–
Broadcast Rate Threshold (3500-1000000) 
— Enter the maximum 
rate (Kbits/sec) at which unknown packets are forwarded. 
Configuring Storm Control Using CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the CLI commands for configuring Storm 
Control as displayed on the Storm Control pages.
Table 10-10. Storm Control CLI Commands
CLI Command Description
storm-control include-
multicast [unknown-unicast]
no storm-control include-
multicast
Counts Multicast packets in the 
Broadcast storm control. 
Use the no form of this command to 
disable counting of multicast packets in 
the Broadcast storm control.
storm-control broadcast enable
no storm-control broadcast 
enable
Enables Broadcast storm control.
Use the no form of this command to 
disable Broadcast storm control.
storm-control broadcast level 
kbps
no storm-control broadcast 
level
Configures the maximum Broadcast 
rate.
Use the no form of this command to 
return the Broadcast level to the default 
value.