Managing Device Security
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ProSafe M5300 Switch
Storm Control Interface Configuration

To display the Storm Control Interface Configuration page, click Security Traffic Control>

Storm Control Storm Control Interface Configuration.

Field Description
Broadcast Storm Recovery Mode Enable or disable this option by selecting the corresponding line on
the pull-down entry field. When you specify Enable for Broadcast
Storm Recovery and the broadcast traffic on the specified Ethernet
port exceeds the configured threshold, the switch blocks (discards)
the broadcast traffic. The factory default is disabled.
Broadcast Storm Recovery Level
Type
Specify the Broadcast Storm Recovery Level as a percentage of link
speed or as packages per second.
Broadcast Storm Recovery Level Specify the threshold at which storm control activates. The factory
default is 5 percent of port speed for pps type.
Multicast Storm Recovery Mode Enable or disable this option by selecting the corresponding line on
the pull-down entry field. When you specify Enable for Multicast
Storm Recovery and the multicast traffic on the specified Ethernet
port exceeds the configured threshold, the switch blocks (discards)
the multicast traffic. The factory default is disabled.
Multicast Storm Recovery Level
Type
Specify the Multicast Storm Recovery Level as a percentage of link
speed or as packages per second.