4 Command Line Interface

switchport broadcast packet-rate

This command configures broadcast storm control. Use the no form to disable broadcast storm control.

Syntax

switchport broadcast octet-rate rate no switchport broadcast

rate - Threshold level as a rate; i.e., kilobits per second. (Range: 500-262143)

Default Setting

Enabled for all ports

Packet-rate limit: 500 pps

Command Mode

Interface Configuration (Ethernet)

Command Usage

When broadcast traffic exceeds the specified threshold, packets above that threshold are dropped.

This command can enable or disable broadcast storm control for the selected interface. However, the specified threshold value applies to all ports on the switch.

Example

The following shows how to configure broadcast storm control at 500 packets per second:

Console(config)#interface ethernet 1/5

Console(config-if)#switchport broadcast packet-rate 500

Console(config-if)#

clear counters

This command clears statistics on an interface.

Syntax

clear counters interface

interface

ethernet unit/port

-unit - Stack unit. (Always unit 1)

-port - Port number. (Range: 1-26/50)

port-channel channel-id(Range: 1-32)

Default Setting

None

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