Configuring Broadcast Storm Control | Enterasys Networks VH-8G

Configuring Broadcast Storm Control

Use the Broadcast Storm Control Configuration screen to enable broadcast storm control for any port on the switch, as shown below:

		Vertical Horizon Local Management -- VH-8G
	Broadcast Storm Control Configuration : Port 1 - 8
	Broadcast control on all ports : [Enable]			[Disable]
	Port	Threshold	Broadcast Control
	-------------------------------------------------------
	1	500	ENABLED
	2	500	ENABLED
	3	500	ENABLED
	4	500	ENABLED
	5	500	ENABLED
	6	500	ENABLED
	7	500	ENABLED
	8	500	ENABLED
		<APPLY>	<OK>	<CANCEL>
		Use <TAB> or arrow keys to move. <Enter> to select

	Figure 2-31. Broadcast Storm Control Configuration

Parameter		Description
Broadcast Control on		Allows you to enable/disable broadcast storm control for all ports
All Ports		on the switch.
Threshold		The packet-per-second threshold for broadcast packets on the
		port. (Default is 500 pps.)
Broadcast Control		Enables/disables broadcast control for the port. When enabled,
		the switch drops all broadcast packets if the packet-per-second
		threshold is exceeded. (Default is Enabled.)

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Contents

Management Guide Vertical Horizon VH-8G Gigabit Ethernet SwitchPage 9033640 9033640 Table of Contents Appendix A. Spanning Tree Concepts Snmp Management Appendix B. Virtual Lans Vlans Vi Table of Contents Management Overview Configuration OptionsRequired Connections Console Port Out-of-Band Connections Telnet Connection In-Band ConnectionsIn-Band Network Connection Overview VH-8G User Interface User Access Factory Default Settings Factory Defaults Gvrp Selection Description Main Menu Displays/configures extended bridge capabilities provided by System Information Menu System Information Menu System Information Displaying System Information Parameter Description Displaying Switch Version Management Setup Menu Management Setup Menu Network Configuration Changing the Network Configuration IP Configuration IP Configuration IP Connectivity Test IP Connectivity Test Ping 10. Http Configuration Http Configuration 11. Serial Port Configuration Configuring the Serial Port Assigning Snmp Parameters 12. Snmp Configuration 13. Snmp Communities Configuring Community Names 14. IP Trap Managers Configuring IP Trap Managers 15. Console Login Configuration Console Login Configuration Downloading System Software Using Tftp Protocol to Download Over the Network 17. Configuration Save & Restore Saving the System Configuration 18. Management Configuration Configuring Management Access 19. Device Control Menu Configuring the Switch Not implemented in the current firmware release 20. Port Configuration Configuring Port Parameters 21. Port Information Viewing the Current Port Configuration 22. Spanning Tree Configuration Configuring Bridge STA Using the Spanning Tree Algorithm Device with the lowest MAC address will then 24. Spanning Tree Port Configuration Configuring STA for Ports 25. Spanning Tree Information Viewing the Current Spanning Tree Configuration 26. Bridge STA Information Displaying the Current Bridge STA 27. Spanning Tree Port Information Displaying the Current STA for Ports Rules defining port status are 28. Mirror Port Configuration Using a Mirror Port for Analysis Configuring Port Trunks 29. Port Trunking Configuration Igmp Multicast Filtering 30. Igmp Configuration Configuring Igmp 31. Broadcast Storm Control Configuration Configuring Broadcast Storm Control 32. Extended Bridge Configuration Configuring Bridge MIB Extensions By setting this parameter to False 33 .1P Configuration Configuring Traffic Classes 34 .1P Port Priority Configuration Port Priority Configuration 35 .1P Port Traffic Class Information 802.1P Port Traffic Class Information 802.1Q Vlan Base Information Configuring Virtual LANs 37 .1Q Vlan Current Table Information 802.1Q Vlan Current Table Information 38 .1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration 802.1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration 39 .1Q Vlan Static Table Configuration Example 40. Port Assignment Vlan Configuration Port Assignment Vlan Configuration 41. Multicast Router Port Information Multicast Router Port Information 42. Static Multicast Router Port Configuration Static Multicast Router Port Configuration 43. Igmp Member Port Configuration Igmp Member Port Configuration 44. Port Security Configuration Port Security Configuration 45. Network Monitor Menu Monitoring the Switch 46. Port Statistics Displaying Port Statistics 47. Rmon Statistics Displaying Rmon Statistics Drop Events 48. Unicast Address Table Displaying the Unicast Address Table 49. IP Multicast Registration Table Displaying the IP Multicast Registration Table 50. Static Unicast Addreeess Table Configuration Configuring Static Unicast Addresses Logging Off the System Resetting the System 64 VH-8G User Interface Common Tasks Configuring & Monitoring the Switch Setting Password Protection Connecting via Telnet Checking Network Configuration StatusAssigning an IP Address Viewing Switch Statistics Setting Snmp Management Access Downloading a Software Upgrade Configuring Port Mirroring Success Downloading Via the Serial Port Downloading Via Tftp Configuring Spanning Tree Parameters Configuring Class of Service Configuring VLANs Configuring Port Operation Configuring the Unicast Address Table Configuring BootP Setting a Default Gateway Configuring Port Trunks VH-8G Snmp Protocol Snmp Management RFC 1213 MIB-II MIB Objects RFC 1643 Ethernet-Like MIB RFC 1573 Interfaces Evolution MIBRFC 1493 Bridge MIB Ieee 802.1Q Q-MIB Compiling MIB Extensions Enterasys WebsiteEnterasys Proprietary MIB Extensions Appendix A. Spanning Tree Concepts Spanning Tree FeaturesGeneral Spanning Tree Protocol in a Network Figure A-1. Spanning Tree Using an VH-8G Switch Spanning Tree Protocol Parameters Table A-1. Spanning Tree Protocol Defaults Spanning Tree Protocol Operation 9033640 Spanning Tree Concepts VH-8G VLANs and Frame Tagging Appendix B. Virtual Lans Vlans Assigning Ports to VLANs VH-8G Vlan ConfigurationVlan Classification Port Overlapping Automatic Vlan Registration Forwarding Tagged/Untagged Frames Forwarding Traffic with Unknown Vlan Tags Incoming tagged frames contain a priority level range Appendix C. Class of Service Figure C-1. Class of Service Example Igmp Snooping and IP Multicast Filtering Appendix D. IP Multicast Filtering VH-8G Index Tftp 9033640 Index Page Page 150183-102 R01