Configuring Hostprotect

Configuring Hostprotect

Purpose

This feature enables rate limiting of host bound traffic on SecureStack C3 switches, to assist in the prevention of Denial of Service issues. When enabled, the hostprotect functionality applies a 64 kbps meter to control plane traffic, such as BPDUs or LACP packets, destined for the host processor.

Commands

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show system hostprotect

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set system hostprotect

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clear system hostprotect

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show system hostprotect

Use this command to display the status of the hostprotect feature.

Syntax

show system hostprotect

Parameters

None.

Defaults

Hostprotect is enabled by default.

Mode

Switch command, read‐only.

Example

This example shows the output of this command.

C3(rw)->show system hostprotect hostprotect Enable

set system hostprotect

Use this command to enable or disable hostprotect on the switch.

Syntax

set system hostprotect {enable disable}

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