698 Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control
Configuring Port-Based Traffic Control (CLI)
This section provides information about the commands you use to configure 
port-based traffic control settings. For more information about the 
commands, see the 
PowerConnect 7000 Series CLI Reference Guide
. 
Configuring Flow Control and Storm Control
Beginning in Privileged EXEC mode, use the following commands to 
configure the flow control and storm control features.
Command Purpose
configure Enter global configuration mode.
flowcontrol Globally enable flow control.
interface 
interface
Enter interface configuration mode for the specified 
interface. The 
interface
 variable includes the interface type 
and number, for example gigabitethernet 1/0/3.
You can also specify a range of interfaces with the interface 
range command, for example, interface range 
gigabitethernet 1/0/8-12 configures interfaces 8, 9, 10, 11, 
and 12.
storm-control broadcast 
[level 
rate
]
Enable broadcast storm recovery mode on the interface 
and (optionally) set the threshold.
rate
 — threshold as percentage of port speed. The 
percentage is converted to a PacketsPerSecond value based 
on a 512 byte average packet size.
storm-control multicast 
[level 
rate
]
Enable multicast storm recovery mode on the interface 
and (optionally) set the threshold.
rate
 — threshold as percentage of port speed. The 
percentage is converted to a PacketsPerSecond value based 
on a 512 byte average packet size.
storm-control unicast 
[level 
rate
]
Enable unknown unicast storm recovery mode on the 
interface and (optionally) set the threshold.
rate
 — threshold as percentage of port speed. The 
percentage is converted to a PacketsPerSecond value based 
on a 512 byte average packet size.
CTRL + Z Exit to Privileged EXEC mode.