Reference Guide

Command Modes INTERFACE (conf-if-interface-slot/port)
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the C-series and S-Series.
storm-control pfc-llfc
Shut down a port if it receives more IEEE 802.1Qbb priority-based flow control (PFC) or IEEE 802.3X
(Ethernet PAUSE) link-level flow control (LLFC) frames than the configured rate.
Syntax
storm-control pfc-llfc pps in shutdown
Parameters
pfc-llfc pps Enter a pps value to specify the threshold for flow-control
traffic. The range is from 0 to 33554368 packets per second.
shutdown Enter the keyword shutdown to shut down the port when
flow-control traffic exceeds the configured rate.
Defaults None
Command Modes INTERFACE (conf-if-interface-slot/port)
Command History
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010, S4810, S4820T, S5000, S6000,
Z9500, S3048-ON, S4048-ON, and S6000-ON.
Usage Information
Use this command to disable a storm control-enabled interface when it receives
continuous PFC/LLFC packets. This situation can occur if a faulty NIC or switch
sends spurious PFC/LLFC packets.
Storm Control
1995