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xStack DGS-3620 Series Layer 3 Managed Stackable Gigabit Switch Web UI Reference Guide
configured in the Traffic Auto Recover Time field. Select the disabled port and return its State to Enabled status.
To utilize this method of Storm Control, choose the Shutdown option of the Action parameter in the window below.
Use this window to enable or disable storm control and adjust the threshold for multicast and broadcast storms.
To view the following window, click QoS > Traffic Control Settings, as shown below:
The fields that can be configured are described below:
Parameter
From Port / To Port
Action
Figure 7-6 Traffic Control Settings window
Description
Use the drop-down menu to select the port range to use for this configuration.
Select the method of traffic control from the drop-down menu. The choices are:
Drop – Utilizes the hardware Traffic Control mechanism, which means the Switch's
hardware will determine the Packet Storm based on the Threshold value stated and
drop packets until the issue is resolved.
Shutdown – Utilizes the Switch's software Traffic Control mechanism to determine
the Packet Storm occurring. Once detected, the port will deny all incoming traffic to
the port except STP BPDU packets, which are essential in keeping the Spanning
Tree operational on the Switch. If the Count Down timer has expired and yet the
Packet Storm continues, the port will be placed in Shutdown Forever mode and is
no longer operational until the port recovers after 5 minutes automatically or the
user manually resets the port using the Port Settings window (System
Configuration > Port Configuration> Port Settings). Choosing this option
obligates the user to configure the Time Interval setting as well, which will provide
packet count samplings from the Switch's chip to determine if a Packet Storm is
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