Interconnect Switch User Guide

Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch Using the Web-Based Management Interface
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Configuring the Threshold of Broadcast
When you select Threshold of Broadcast from the Configuration menu, the following
screen is displayed.
The GbE Interconnect Switch allows you to set the threshold for three types of storms:
broadcast, multicast, and one where the destination address is unknown. The higher the
threshold, the more packets the GbE Interconnect Switch can accept per second. If the
threshold is exceeded, any additional packets received are dropped. Entering a low value
means packets have a greater chance to exceed the threshold and be dropped from the GbE
Interconnect Switch.
To set a threshold:
1. Select Enabled for the appropriate option.
2. Type a threshold value in the Threshold(Pkts/sec) field.
3. Click Apply to save the changes.
NOTE: To save the configuration settings permanently, you must enter them into NVRAM using
the Save Changes option on the Maintenance menu. Refer to the section, “Saving Changes,”
earlier in this chapter.