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Configuring the Switch
• Broadcast Rate Threshold — The maximum rate (kilobits per second) at which
unknown packets are forwarded. Rate limitations are as follows:
• The range for FE ports is 70 - 100000. Default is 3500.
• The range for GE ports is 3500 - 1000000.
• The default value is 3500.
• Broadcast Mode — Specifies the Broadcast mode currently enabled on the
device or stack. The possible field values are:
• Broadcast Only — Counts only Broadcast traffic.
• Multicast & Broadcast — Counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic together.
Web – Click Security, Traffic Control, Storm Control, define the fields, and click
Apply.
CLI – The following is an example of the Storm Control CLI commands:
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Figure 3-70. Storm Control Page
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