Storm Control; Configure Storm Control; Configuring Storm Control From Interface Mode - Dell S4048–ON Configuration Manual

Storm Control

Storm control allows you to control unknown-unicast, muticast, and broadcast traffic on Layer 2 and Layer 3 physical interfaces.
Dell Networking Operating System (OS) Behavior: Dell Networking OS supports unknown-unicast, muticast, and broadcast
control (the storm-control broadcast command) for Layer 2 and Layer 3 traffic.
Dell Networking OS Behavior: The minimum number of packets per second (PPS) that storm control can limit on the device is two.
To view the storm control broadcast configuration show storm-control broadcast | multicast | unknown-
unicast | pfc-llfc[interface] command.
EXEC Privilege
To view the storm control multicast configuration, use the show storm-control broadcast | multicast | unknown-
unicast | pfc-llfc [interface] command.
EXEC Privilege
Example:
Dell#show storm-control multicast Tengigabitethernet 1/1
Multicast storm control configuration
Interface Direction
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Te 1/1 Ingress
Dell#
To display the storm control unknown-unicast configuration, use the show storm-control unknown-unicast
[interface] command.
EXEC Privilege

Configure Storm Control

Storm control is supported in INTERFACE mode and CONFIGURATION mode.

Configuring Storm Control from INTERFACE Mode

To configure storm control, use the following command.
From INTERFACE mode:
• You can only configure storm control for ingress traffic.
• If you configure storm control from both INTERFACE and CONFIGURATION mode, the INTERFACE mode configurations
override the CONFIGURATION mode configurations.
• The storm control is calculated in packets per second.
• Configure storm control.
INTERFACE mode
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Storm Control
Packets/Second
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