Enabling Storm Control - Dell PowerConnect 5316M User Manual

The following is an example of the CLI commands:
console#
console# configure
console(config)# interface port-channel 2
console(config-if)# no negotiation
console(config-if)# speed 100
console(config-if)# flowcontrol on
console(config-if)# exit
console(config)# interface port-channel 3
console(config-if)# shutdown
console(config-if)# exit
console(config)# interface port-channel 4
console(config-if)# back-pressure
console(config-if)# description p4
console(config-if)# exit
console# show interfaces port-channel
Channel
---------
ch1
ch2

Enabling Storm Control

A Broadcast Storm is a result of an excessive amount of Broadcast messages simultaneously
transmitted across a network by a single port. Forwarded message responses are heaped onto the
network, straining network resources or causing the network to time out.
Storm Control is enabled per Gigabit ports by defining the packet type and the rate the packets are
transmitted. Ports can also be grouped to provide Storm protection for the entire group.
The system measures the incoming Broadcast and Multicast frame rate separately on each port,
and discard frames when the rate exceeds a user-defined rate.
Ports
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Inactive: g(11-13)
Active: g14
Configuring Switch Module Information
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