Dell PC2716, PC2748, PC2708, PC2724 manual Modifying PowerConnect 2708 Storm Control Port Parameters

Broadcast Rate Threshold (70-285000)— The rate of Broadcast threshold ranges from 70-285,000 packets per second. The default value is zero.

Modifying PowerConnect 2708 Storm Control Port Parameters

1Open the Storm Control page.

2Enter the fields.

3Click Apply Changes.

The Storm Control port parameters are saved to the PowerConnect 2708 switch.

Configuring Storm Control on the PowerConnect 2716/2724

The PowerConnect 2716 and PowerConnect 2724 switches measure the rate of incoming Broadcast/Multicast packets rate separately, per port (the same rate is configured globally, per device), and discards excess packets when the rate exceeds the defined threshold value.

The PowerConnect 2716 and PowerConnect 2724 switch users can do the following:

•Set the maximum number of Broadcast/Multicast frames allowed on each port, in terms of number of packets per second.

•Enable or disable packet storm control, on a per-portbasis.

To open the page, click Storm Control in the tree view.

Figure 6-17. Storm Control (PowerConnect 2716/2724 Switch Configuration)

Count Multicast with Broadcast — Enables counts Broadcast and Multicast traffic. Disable counts only Broadcast traffic. The count definition is global for the whole device.

Broadcast Rate Threshold (0-65535)— The rate of Broadcast threshold ranges from 0-65,535 packets per second. The default value is 1000.

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