Configuring Storm Control On An Ethernet Interface; Configuration Restrictions And Guidelines; Configuration Procedure - HP 6125G Configuration Manual

You can test the cable connection of an Ethernet interface for a short or open circuit. The switch displays
cable test results within five seconds. If any fault is detected, the test results include the length of the faulty
cable segment.
To test the cable connection of an Ethernet interface:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enter Ethernet interface view.
3. Test the cable connected to the Ethernet
interface.

Configuring storm control on an Ethernet interface

Storm control compares broadcast, multicast, and unknown unicast traffic regularly with their respective
traffic thresholds on an Ethernet interface. For each type of traffic, storm control provides a lower
threshold and a higher threshold.
For management purposes, you can configure the interface to send threshold event traps and log
messages when monitored traffic exceeds the upper threshold or drops below the lower threshold from
the upper threshold.
When a particular type of traffic exceeds its upper threshold, the interface does either of the following,
depending on your configuration:
Blocks this type of traffic, while forwarding other types of traffic. Even though the interface does not
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forward the blocked traffic, it still counts the traffic. When the blocked traffic drops below the lower
threshold, the port begins to forward the traffic.
• Shuts down automatically. The interface shuts down automatically and stops forwarding any traffic.
When the blocked traffic drops below the lower threshold, the port does not forward the traffic. To
bring up the interface, use the undo shutdown command or disable the storm control function.
Alternatively, you can configure the storm suppression function to control a specific type of traffic. Do not
enable them both on an Ethernet interface at the same time because the storm suppression and storm
control functions are mutually exclusive. For example, with an unknown unicast suppression threshold set
on an Ethernet interface, do not enable storm control for unknown unicast traffic on the interface. For
more information about storm suppression, see

Configuration restrictions and guidelines

• For network stability, use the default or set a higher traffic polling interval.
Storm control uses a complete polling cycle to collect traffic data, and analyzes the data in the next
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cycle. It takes a port at least one polling interval and at most two polling intervals to take a storm
control action.
• The storm control function allows you to set the upper and lower thresholds for all three types of
packets respectively on the same interface.

Configuration procedure

To configure storm control on an Ethernet interface:
Command
system-view
interface interface-type interface-number
virtual-cable-test
"Configuring storm
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suppression."