Storm-Control Broadcast (Interface) - Dell Force10 S4810P Reference Manual

Version 6.5.1.0
Usage Broadcast storm control is valid on Layer 2/Layer 3 interfaces only. Layer 2 broadcast traffic is
Information treated as unknown-unicast traffic.

storm-control broadcast (Interface)

Configure the percentage of broadcast traffic allowed on an interface (ingress only).
C-Series, E-Series, S-Series, Z-Series, S4810
Syntax storm-control broadcast [percentage decimal_value in] |[wred-
profile name]] [packets_per_second in]
To disable broadcast storm control on the interface, use the no storm-control
broadcast [percentage {decimal_value} in] |[wred-profile name]]
[packets_per_second in] command.
Parameters
percentage
decimal_value in
wred-profile
name
packets_per_sec
ond in
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE (conf-if-
Command History
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Introduced on the E-Series.
E-Series Only: Enter the percentage of broadcast traffic allowed in or
out of the network. Optionally, you can designate a decimal value
percentage, for example, 55.5%.
Percentage: 0 to 100:
• 0% blocks all related traffic.
• 100% allows all traffic into the interface.
The decimal range is .1 to .9.
E-Series Only: (Optionally) Enter the keywords wred-profile
followed by the profile name to designate a wred-profile.
C-Series and S-Series Only: Enter the packets per second of
broadcast traffic allowed into the network. The range is 0 to 33554431.
interface-slot/port )
Introduced on the Z9000.
Introduced on the S4810.
Introduced on the S-Series.
Introduced on the C-Series.
E-Series Only: Added the percentage decimal value option.
Introduced on the E-Series.