Finisar Surveyor manual Router Storm, Rate of change of Router Broadcasts=5

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User’s Guide

Router Storm

Counter

Router Storm is a counter of all events where the router broadcasts exceed a threshold for a single router. A count of all Router Storm events displays in the Overview counters of Expert View.

Expert Symptom

Router Storm events are automatically logged as expert symptoms. The Symptom Summary field provides the number of router broadcasts measured in packets per second. For example:

Rate of change of Router Broadcasts=[5]

The threshold value for this symptom can be changed.

Diagnostic Details

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Problem Description:

The expert threshold for the number of router broadcast messages has been exceeded for this router.

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Probable Cause(s):

1. There may be a problem with the router’s configuration.

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Recommended Action(s):

1. Reconfigure the router.

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