Chapter 32 Error Disable

Table 103

Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Detect (continued)

LABEL

 

DESCRIPTION

Mode

 

Select the action that the Switch takes when the number of control packets exceed the rate

 

 

limit on a port, set in the Advanced Application > Errdisable > CPU protection screen.

 

 

inactive-port- The Switch disables the port on which the control packets are received.

 

 

inactive-reason- The Switch bypasses the processing of the specified control packets

 

 

(such as ARP or IGMP packets), or drops all the specified control packets (such as BPDU)

 

 

on the port.

 

 

rate-limitation- The Switch drops the additional control packets the port has to handle

 

 

in every one second.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

32.6 Error-Disable Recovery Configuration

Use this screen to to configure the Switch to automatically undo an action after the error is gone. Click the Click Here link next to Errdisable Recovery in the Advanced Application > Errdisable screen to display the screen as shown.

Figure 146 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Recovery

The following table describes the labels in this screen.

Table 104 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Recovery

LABEL

DESCRIPTION

Active

Select this option to turn on the error-disable recovery function on the Switch.

 

 

Reason

This field displays the supported features that allow the Switch to shut down a port or

 

discard packets on a port according to the feature requirements and what action you

 

configure.

*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.

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