configure ports rate-limit flood
Description
Limits the amount of ingress flooded traffic; minimizes network impact of broadcast loops.
Syntax Description
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Default
No limit.
Usage Guidelines
Use this command to limit the amount of ingress flooding traffic and to minimize the network impact of broadcast loops.
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Note
When the multicast keyword is used, both known and unknown multicast traffic will be rate limited.To display results, use the show ports rate-limit flood command.
Example
The following example rate limits broadcast packets on port 3 on a stand-alone switch to 500 pps:
configure ports 3 rate-limit flood broadcast 500
History
This command was available in ExtremeXOS 11.1.
The out-actions, log, trap, disable-port, and port_group options were added in ExtremeXOS 16.1.
Platform Availability
This command is available on Summit X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X620, X670-G2, X770 series switches.