Chapter
S Commands
storm-control level
To set the suppression level for traffic storm control, use the storm-control level command. To turn off
the suppression mode or revert to the default, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
broadcast
multicast
unicast
level percentage
fraction
Command Default
All packets are passed.
Command Modes
Interface configuration mode
Command History
Release
5.2(1)N1(1)
Usage Guidelines
Enter the storm-control level command to enable traffic storm control on the interface, configure the
traffic storm-control level, and apply the traffic storm-control level to all traffic storm-control modes that
are enabled on the interface.
The period (.) is required when you enter the fractional-suppression level.
The suppression level is a percentage of the total bandwidth. A threshold value of 100 percent means
that no limit is placed on traffic. A threshold value of 0 or 0.0 (fractional) percent means that all specified
traffic is blocked on a port.
Use the show interfaces counters storm-control command to display the discard count.
Use one of the following methods to turn off suppression for the specified traffic type:
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Examples
This example shows how to enable suppression of broadcast traffic and set the suppression threshold
level:
switch(config-if)# storm-control broadcast level 30
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storm-control {broadcast | multicast | unicast} level percentage[.fraction]
no storm-control {broadcast | multicast | unicast} level
Specifies the broadcast traffic.
Specifies the multicast traffic.
Specifies the unicast traffic.
Specifies the percentage of the suppression level. The range is from 0 to 100
percent.
(Optional) Fraction of the suppression level. The range is from 0 to 99.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Set the level to 100 percent for the specified traffic type.
Use the no form of this command.
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