Configure Storm Control

First Configure STP Settings.

Extreme Networks switches can mitigate traffic storms by tracking the source and type of frames to determine whether they are legitimately required. Switches then discard frames that are determined to be the products of a traffic storm. You can apply storm control to broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast traffic, and configure packet-based or byte-based rate limit thresholds for each interface.

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These settings appear in the Storm Control section of the Summary tab.

Use the following procedure to configure traffic storm mitigation for an individual port.

Select the traffic to include:
- Select Broadcast to include traffic that is forwarded to all destinations simultaneously.
- Select Unknown Unicast to include traffic with a destination address does not appear in the forwarding database.
- Select Multicast to include traffic with a multicast address as a destination.
For Thresholds, select Byte Based or Packet Based.
For Rate Limit Type, select KBps or Percentage if you selected Byte Based, and PPS if you selected Packet Based.
Type the Rate Limit Value for discarding traffic of the selected types.
Select NEXT, or select the PSE tab, and continue configuring the port.

See Configure PSE Settings.