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config switch-controller storm-control-policy

config 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

Description

Type

Size

Default

description

Description of the storm control policy.

string

Maximum length: 63

storm-control-mode

Set Storm control mode.

option

-

global

Option

Description

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.

rate

Threshold rate in packets per second at which storm traffic is controlled in override mode .

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10000000

500

unknown-unicast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown unicast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.

unknown-multicast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown multicast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.

broadcast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow broadcast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.

config switch-controller storm-control-policy

config 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

Description

Type

Size

Default

description

Description of the storm control policy.

string

Maximum length: 63

storm-control-mode

Set Storm control mode.

option

-

global

Option

Description

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.

rate

Threshold rate in packets per second at which storm traffic is controlled in override mode .

integer

Minimum value: 0 Maximum value: 10000000

500

unknown-unicast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown unicast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.

unknown-multicast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow unknown multicast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.

broadcast

Enable/disable storm control to drop/allow broadcast traffic in override mode.

option

-

disable

Option

Description

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.