Storm Control Settings

To define Storm Control, follow these steps:

Procedure

Step 1

Click Security > Storm Control > Storm Control Settings.

Step 2

Select a port and click Edit.

Step 3

Enter the parameters.

  • Interface—Select the port for which storm control is enabled.

    Unknown Unicast Storm Control

  • Storm Control State—Select to enable Storm Control for Unicast packets.

  • Rate Threshold—Enter the maximum rate at which unknown packets can be forwarded. This value can be entered By kbits/sec or By percentage of the total available bandwidth.

  • Trap on Storm—Select to send a trap when a storm occurs on a port. If this isn’t selected, the trap isn’t sent.

  • Shutdown on Storm—Select to shut down a port when a storm occurs on the port. If this isn’t selected extra traffic is discarded.

    Multicast Storm Control

  • Storm Control State—Select to enable Storm Control for Multicast packets.

  • Multicast Type—Select one of the following types of Multicast packets on which to implement storm control:

    • All—Enables storm control on all Multicast packets on the port

    • Registered Multicast—Enables storm control only on registered Multicast addresses on the port

    • Unregistered Multicast—Enables only unregistered Multicast storm control on the port

  • Rate Threshold—Enter the maximum rate at which unknown packets can be forwarded. This value can be entered By kbits/sec or By percentage of the total available bandwidth.

  • Trap on Storm—Select to send a trap when a storm occurs on a port. If this isn’t selected, the trap isn’t sent.

  • Shutdown on Storm—Select to shut down a port when a storm occurs on the port. If this isn’t selected extra traffic is discarded.

    Broadcast Storm Control

  • Storm Control State—Select to enable Storm Control for Broadcast packets.

  • Rate Threshold—Enter the maximum rate at which unknown packets can be forwarded. This value can be entered By kbits/sec or By percentage of the total available bandwidth.

  • Trap on Storm—Select to send a trap when a storm occurs on a port. If this isn’t selected, the trap isn’t sent.

  • Shutdown on Storm—Select to shut down a port when a storm occurs on the port. If this isn’t selected extra traffic is discarded.

Step 4

Click Apply. Storm control is modified, and the Running Configuration file is updated.