Storm Control Configuration

Storm Control Configuration

Storm control prevents the ports from being disrupted by a broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast storm. Errors in the protocol-stack implementation, or mistakes in network configuration, can cause a storm. The storm congests the network and degrades the network performance.

The packets passing from the port will be determined by the storm control if they are unknown unicast, multicast, or broadcast. When the packets number exceeds the threshold, the incoming data is dropped.

  1. Go to Switch Configuration > Basic Configuration > Port Configuration > Storm Control.
    Figure 1. Storm Control
  2. Select the port on which you want to enable storm control. Configure Storm Control as on.
  3. Configure Storm Control Mode as Broadcast, Multicast, or Unknown Unicast. The threshold applies to the chosen mode.
  4. Configure the number of frames in Mbps that you want the port to handle in Rate Threshold.
  5. Click Save to complete the configuration.

Storm Control Configuration

Storm control prevents the ports from being disrupted by a broadcast, multicast, or unknown unicast storm. Errors in the protocol-stack implementation, or mistakes in network configuration, can cause a storm. The storm congests the network and degrades the network performance.

The packets passing from the port will be determined by the storm control if they are unknown unicast, multicast, or broadcast. When the packets number exceeds the threshold, the incoming data is dropped.

  1. Go to Switch Configuration > Basic Configuration > Port Configuration > Storm Control.
    Figure 1. Storm Control
  2. Select the port on which you want to enable storm control. Configure Storm Control as on.
  3. Configure Storm Control Mode as Broadcast, Multicast, or Unknown Unicast. The threshold applies to the chosen mode.
  4. Configure the number of frames in Mbps that you want the port to handle in Rate Threshold.
  5. Click Save to complete the configuration.