Set Port Broadcast; Clear Port Broadcast; Show Port Broadcast Output Details - Enterasys Matrix DFE-Gold Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Broadcast Suppression
Table 4-7 show port broadcast Output Details
Output...
Port
Total BC Packets
Threshold (pkts/s)
Peak Rate (pkts/s)
Peak Rate Time (ddd:hh:mm:ss)

set port broadcast

Use this command to set the broadcast suppression limit, in packets per second, on one or more
ports. This sets a threshold on the broadcast traffic that is received and switched out to other ports.
Syntax
set port broadcast port-string threshold-val
Parameters
port-string
threshold‐val
Defaults
None.
Mode
Read‐Write.
Example
This example shows how to set broadcast suppression to 800 packets per second on Fast Ethernet
ports 1 through 5 in module 1:
Matrix(rw)->set port broadcast fe.1.1-5 800

clear port broadcast

Use this command to reset the broadcast threshold and/or clear the peak rate and peak time values
on one or switch more ports.
Syntax
clear port broadcast port-string [threshold] [peak]
4-50 Port Configuration
What it displays...
Port designation. For a detailed description of possible port-string
values, refer to "Port String Syntax Used in the
Total broadcast packets received on this port.
Current broadcast threshold in packets per second on this port.
Peak rate of broadcast transmission received on this port in packets
per second.
Time (in day, hours, minutes and seconds) the peak rate was reached
on this port.
Specifies the port(s) for which to set broadcast suppression. For a
detailed description of possible port‐string values, refer to "Port String
Syntax Used in the CLI" on page 4‐2.
Sets the packets per second threshold on broadcast traffic. Maximum
value is 1488100 for Gigabit and 148810 for Fast Ethernet. If set to the
maximum value, thresholding will be disabled.
set port broadcast
CLI" on page 4-2.