ProLiant BL p-Class GbE Interconnect Switch Command Line Interface Reference Guide

Configuring the GbE Interconnect Switch using the Command Line Interface
Enabling Broadcast, Multicast, or DA-Unknown Packet Storm Monitoring
Use the following command to enable broadcast, multicast, and DA-unknown storm
monitoring:
Command Description
monitor-storm enable
{ [broadcast] [multicast] [unknown] }
Enables monitoring of broadcast, multicast, or
DA-unknown packet storm monitoring
Disabling Monitoring Broadcast, Multicast, DA-Unknown Storm Monitoring
Use the following command to disable monitoring broadcast, multicast, and DA-unknown
storms:
Command Description
monitor-storm disable
{ [broadcast] [multicast] [unknown] }
Disables monitoring of broadcast, multicast, or
DA-unknown packet storms
Configuring Storm Threshold in Packets Per Second
Use the following command to configure the storm threshold in packets per second:
Command Description
monitor-storm set threshold <threshold>
Sets threshold (in packets per second) to drop
packets when broadcast, multicast, or
DA-unknown packet rate exceeds this threshold
Type a number between 0 and 262143 packets
per second. The default is 500 packets per
second.
Displaying Broadcast, Multicast, DA-Unknown Storm Current Settings
Use the following command to monitor the current settings for broadcast, multicast, and
DA-unknown storm:
Command Description
monitor-storm show
Displays the monitor storm settings, including
the threshold information for broadcast,
multicast, and DA-unknown packet storm
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