Modifying Storm Control - Cisco ESW 500 Administration Manual

Configuring Device Security
Defining Traffic Control
STEP 2
STEP 3
STEP 1
STEP 2
ESW 500 Series Switches Administration Guide
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Disable
— Disables Broadcast packet types to be forwarded.
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Broadcast Rate Threshold — Indicates the maximum rate (kilobits per second)
at which unknown packets are forwarded.
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For FE ports, the rate is 70 - 100,000 Kbps.
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For GE ports, the rate is 3,500 - 100,000 Kbps.
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Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the
device. The possible field values are:
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Multicast & Broadcast
together.
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Broadcast Only
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Unknown Unicast
540, ESW 520, and ESW 520-8p devices.
Define the relevant fields.
Click Apply. Storm control is enabled, and the device is updated.

Modifying Storm Control

Click Security > Traffic Control > Storm Control. The
Click the Edit Button. The
Edit Storm Control Page
Edit Storm Control Page
The
— Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic
— Counts only Broadcast traffic.
— Counts only Unknown Unicast. Relevant on ESW
Edit Storm Control Page
contains the following fields:
Storm Control Page
opens:
5
opens:
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