Dell PowerConnect 3324 User Manual page 83

Enable—Enables moderating unknown Multicast packets on the device.
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Disable—Disables moderating unknown Multicast packets on the device.
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Broadcast Control—Enables moderating unknown broadcast packets. The possible field values are:
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Enable—Enables moderating Broadcast packets.
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Disable—Disables moderating Broadcast packets.
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Rate Threshold (250-148000)—Sets the broadcast packet rate limit for storm control. For FE ports, the range is 250-148,000. For GE ports the range
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is 250-262,143 packets. The default for FE ports is 148000, and for GE ports the default is 262,143.
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 Unknown Unicast Control, Unknown Multicast Control, Broadcast Control, and the Rate Threshold (250-148000) fields.
4. Click Apply Changes. Storm control is enabled on the device.
Modifying Storm Control port parameters:
1. Open the Storm Control page.
2. Modify the Unknown Unicast Control, Unknown Multicast Control, Broadcast Control, and the Rate Threshold (250-148000) fields.
3. Click Apply Changes. The storm control port parameters are saved to the device.
Displaying the Port Parameters Table:
1. Open the Storm Control page .
2. Click Show All. The Storm Control Settings Table opens.
Storm Control Settings Table
Configuring Storm Control with CLI Commands
The following table summarizes the equivalent CLI commands for configuring storm control as displayed in the Storm Control page.
CLI Command
port storm-control enable {unknown | broadcast | multicast} {fastethernet |
gigaethernet interface}
port storm-control rate gigaethernet interface rate.
show ports storm-control
The following is an example of the CLI commands:
Console(config)# port storm-control rate fastethernet 300
Description
Enables broadcast storm control for Unicast, Multicast, and
Broadcast packets.
Configures the maximum broadcast rate.
Displays the storm control configuration.