Configuring Traffic Storm Control - Cisco nexus 5000 series Configuration Manual

Configuring Traffic Storm Control

Configuring Traffic Storm Control
You can set the percentage of total available bandwidth that the controlled traffic can use.
Note Traffic storm control uses a 10-microsecond interval that can affect the operation of traffic storm control.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# interface {ethernet slot/port | port-channel number}
3. switch(config-if)# storm-control [broadcast | multicast | unicast] level percentage[.fraction]
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# interface {ethernet slot/port | port-channel
number}
Step 3 switch(config-if)# storm-control [broadcast | multicast |
unicast] level percentage[.fraction]
This example shows how to configure traffic storm control for port channels 122 and 123:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# interface port-channel 122, port-channel 123
switch(config-if-range)# storm-control unicast level 66.75
switch(config-if-range)# storm-control multicast level 66.75
switch(config-if-range)# storm-control broadcast level 66.75
switch(config-if-range)#
Verifying the Traffic Storm Control Configuration
Use the following commands to display traffic storm control configuration information:
Command
show interface [ethernet slot/port | port-channel
number] counters storm-control
show running-config interface
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Configuring Traffic Storm Control
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enters interface configuration mode.
Configures traffic storm control for traffic on the
interface. The default state is disabled.
Purpose
Displays the traffic storm control configuration for
the interfaces.
Note Traffic storm control uses a 10-microsecond
interval that can affect the operation of traffic
storm control.
Displays the traffic storm control configuration.
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