Reference Guide

Storm Control | 1127
storm-control broadcast (Configuration)
c e s z
Configure the percentage of broadcast traffic allowed in or out of the network.
Syntax
storm-control broadcast [percentage decimal_value in | out] | [wred-profile name]]
[packets_per_second in]
To disable broadcast rate-limiting, use the storm-control broadcast [percentage decimal_value
in | out] | [wred-profile name]] [packets_per_second in] command.
Parameters
Defaults
No default behavior or values
Command Modes
CONFIGURATION (conf)
Command
History
Usage
Information
Broadcast storm control is valid on Layer 2/Layer 3 interfaces only. Layer 2 broadcast traffic is treated
as unknown-unicast traffic.
storm-control broadcast (Interface)
c e s z
Configure the percentage of broadcast traffic allowed on an interface (ingress only).
Syntax
storm-control broadcast [percentage decimal_value in] |[wred-profile name]]
[packets_per_second in]
To disable broadcast storm control on the interface, use the no storm-control broadcast
[percentage {decimal_value} in] |[wred-profile name]] [packets_per_second in] command.
percentage
decimal_value in |
out
E-Series Only: Enter the percentage of broadcast traffic allowed in or out of the
network. Optionally, you can designate a decimal value percentage, for example,
55.5%.
Percentage: 0 to 100
0% blocks all related traffic
100% allows all traffic into the interface
Decimal Range: .1 to .9
wred-profile name E-Series Only: (Optionally) Enter the keyword wred-profile followed by the
profile name to designate a wred-profile.
packets_per_second in
C-Series and S-Series Only: Enter the packets per second of broadcast traffic
allowed into the network.
C-Series and S-Series Range: 0 to 33554431
S4810 Range: 0 to 33554368
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on Z9000
Version 7.6.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on C-Series
Version 7.4.1.0 E-Series Only: Added percentage decimal value option
Version 6.5.1.0 Introduced on E-Series