TMS zl Management and Configuration Guide ST.1.1.100430

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Command-Line Reference
Global Configuration Context
■ Maximum number of kilobytes for a specified time period
■ Maximum number of packets for a specified time
You can configure any combination of these parameters.
To configure rate limiting, enter the following command:
Syntax: rate-limit [group <group name> ] id <rule ID> [<rate limiter> <limiting
parameters>]
Replace <group name> with the name of the group to which the firewall policy
applies. This parameter is optional.
Replace <rule ID> with the rule ID of the firewall access policy. This rule ID is
specific to the group and type of policy.
Replace <rate limiter> and <limiting parameters> with the options displayed in
Table A-31.
To delete a rate limiting policy, enter the following command:
Syntax: no rate-limit [ group <group name>] id <rule ID>
Replace <group name> with the name of the group to which the firewall policy
applies. This parameter is optional.
Replace <rule ID> with the rule ID of the firewall access policy. This rule ID is
specific to the group and type of policy.
Table A-31. Rate Limiter Options
For example, you want to apply a rate limit to the existing unicast policy 8 for
users that do not belong to any group. To limit the number of connections
every 30 seconds to 300, enter the following command:
ProCurve(tms-module-<slot ID>)# rate-limit id 8
connection-settings 300 30
Rate Limiter Limiting Parameters
max-connections <absolute maximum number of connections>
connection <maximum number of connections> <time period in
seconds>
packets <maximum number of packets> <time period in seconds>
bandwidth <maximum number of kilobytes> <time period in
seconds>