ZyXEL Communications ES3500 Series 32.5 Error-DisableDetect Configuration, Port, Apply, Cause, Reason, Cancel, Active, Click Here, Rate Limit (pkt, Errdisable Detect, transmit per second

Chapter 32 Error Disable

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 108 Advanced Application > Errdisable > CPU protection

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Reason	Select the type of control packet you want to configure here.
Port	This field displays the port number.
*	Use this row to make the setting the same for all ports. Use this row first and then make
	adjustments to each port if necessary.
	Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the ports as soon as you make them.
Rate Limit (pkt/	Enter a number from 0 to 256 to specify how many control packets this port can receive or
s)	transmit per second.
	0 means no rate limit.
	You can configure the action that the Switch takes when the limit is exceeded. See Section
	32.5 on page 260 for detailed information.
Apply	Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these
	changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to
	save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel	Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.

32.5 Error-Disable Detect Configuration

Use screen to have the Switch detect whether the control packets exceed the rate limit configured for a port and configure the action to take once the limit is exceeded. Click the Click Here link next to Errdisable Detect link in the Advanced Application > Errdisable screen to display the screen as shown.

Figure 150 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Detect

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 109 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Detect

LABEL	DESCRIPTION
Cause	This field displays the types of control packet that may cause CPU overload.

*Use this row to make the setting the same for all entries. Use this row first and then make adjustments to each entry if necessary.

	Note: Changes in this row are copied to all the entries as soon as you make them.
Active	Select this option to have the Switch detect if the configured rate limit for a specific control
	packet is exceeded and take the action selected below.

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