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switch-controller storm-control-policy

Configure FortiSwitch storm control policy to be applied on managed-switch ports.

  config switch-controller storm-control-policy
      Description: Configure FortiSwitch storm control policy to be applied on managed-switch ports.
      edit <name>
          set description {string}
          set storm-control-mode [global|override|...]
          set rate {integer}
          set unknown-unicast [enable|disable]
          set unknown-multicast [enable|disable]
          set broadcast [enable|disable]
      next
  end

config switch-controller storm-control-policy

Parameter Name Description Type Size
description Description of the storm control policy. string Maximum length: 63
storm-control-mode Set Storm control mode.
global: Apply Global or switch level storm control configuration.
override: Override global and switch level storm control to use port level configuration.
disabled: Disable storm control on the port entirely overriding global and switch level storm control.
option -
rate Threshold rate in packets per second at which storm traffic is controlled in override mode (default=500, 0 to drop all). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10000000
unknown-unicast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown unicast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for unknown unicast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for unknown unicast traffic to allow all packets.
option -
unknown-multicast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown multicast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for unknown multicast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for unknown multicast traffic to allow all packets.
option -
broadcast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow broadcast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for broadcast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for broadcast traffic to allow all packets.
option -

Configure FortiSwitch storm control policy to be applied on managed-switch ports.

  config switch-controller storm-control-policy
      Description: Configure FortiSwitch storm control policy to be applied on managed-switch ports.
      edit <name>
          set description {string}
          set storm-control-mode [global|override|...]
          set rate {integer}
          set unknown-unicast [enable|disable]
          set unknown-multicast [enable|disable]
          set broadcast [enable|disable]
      next
  end

config switch-controller storm-control-policy

Parameter Name Description Type Size
description Description of the storm control policy. string Maximum length: 63
storm-control-mode Set Storm control mode.
global: Apply Global or switch level storm control configuration.
override: Override global and switch level storm control to use port level configuration.
disabled: Disable storm control on the port entirely overriding global and switch level storm control.
option -
rate Threshold rate in packets per second at which storm traffic is controlled in override mode (default=500, 0 to drop all). integer Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10000000
unknown-unicast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown unicast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for unknown unicast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for unknown unicast traffic to allow all packets.
option -
unknown-multicast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown multicast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for unknown multicast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for unknown multicast traffic to allow all packets.
option -
broadcast Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow broadcast traffic in override mode.
enable: Enable storm control for broadcast traffic to drop packets which exceed configured rate limits.
disable: Disable storm control for broadcast traffic to allow all packets.
option -