Configures the denial of service protection alert threshold.
| packets | Specifies how many packets in an interval will cause an alert. |
The default is 4000 packets.
This command configures how many packets received in an interval will cause a DoS protection alert. When an alert occurs, the packets are analyzed, and a temporary ACL is applied to the switch.
This example sets the alert threshold to 8000 packets:
configure dos-protect type l3-protect alert-threshold 8000
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 11.1.
This command is available on ExtremeSwitching X435, X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, X590, X620, X670-G2, X690, X695, X870, 5320, 5420, and 5520 series switches.