Orion A10E - Checking Configurations; Configuring DLF Packet Forwarding; Example for Configuring Storm Control

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A10E/A28E/A28F Configuration Guide
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Step
Configuration
Description
1
Alpha-A28E#config
Enter global configuration mode.
2
Alpha-A28E(config)#storm-
control { all | broadcast
| dlf | multicast }
enable port-list port -
list
Enable storm control on broadcast traffic,
multicast traffic and unknown unicast
traffic.
3
Alpha-A28E(config)#storm-
control bps value
(Optional) configure the number of bytes
that are allowed to pass every second.
6.6.4 Configuring DLF packet forwarding
Configure DLF packet forwarding for the A10E/A28E as below.
Step
Configuration
Description
1
Alpha-A28E#config
Enter global configuration mode.
2
Alpha-
A28E(config)#dlf-
forwarding enable
Enable DLF packet forwarding on the interface.
6.6.5 Checking configurations
Use the following commands to check configuration results.
No.
Item
Description
1
Alpha-A28E#show storm-control
[ interface-type interface-
number ]
Show configurations of storm
control.
2
Alpha-A28E#show dlf-forwarding
Show DLF packet forwarding status.
6.6.6 Example for configuring storm control
Networking requirements
As shown in Figure 6-6, to restrict influence on Switch A caused by broadcast storm, you
need to configure storm control on Switch A to control broadcast packets and unknown
unicast packets. The control threshold is set to 640 Kbit/s, and burst is set to 80 KBytes.