Chapter 29 Error Disable
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29.4 Error-Disable Detect Configuration
Use this screen to have the Switch detect whether the control packets exceed the rate limit
configured for a port and configure the action to take once the limit is exceeded. Click the Click
Here link next to Errdisable Detect link in the Advanced Application > Errdisable screen to
display the screen as shown.
Figure 175 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Detect
The following table describes the labels in this screen.
Rate Limit (pkt/
s)
Enter a number from 0 to 256 to specify how many control packets this port can receive or
transmit per second.
0 means no rate limit.
You can configure the action that the Switch takes when the limit is exceeded. See Section
29.4 on page 245 for detailed information.
Apply Click Apply to save your changes to the Switch’s run-time memory. The Switch loses these
changes if it is turned off or loses power, so use the Save link on the top navigation panel to
save your changes to the non-volatile memory when you are done configuring.
Cancel Click Cancel to begin configuring this screen afresh.
Table 113 Advanced Application > Errdisable > CPU protection
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Table 114 Advanced Application > Errdisable > Errdisable Detect
LABEL DESCRIPTION
Cause This field displays the types of control packet that may cause CPU overload.
* Use this row to make the setting the same for all entries. Use this row first and then make
adjustments to each entry if necessary.
Changes in this row are copied to all the entries as soon as you make them.
Active Select this option to have the Switch detect if the configured rate limit for a specific control
packet is exceeded and take the action selected below.
Mode Select the action that the Switch takes when the number of control packets exceed the rate
limit on a port, set in the Advanced Application > Errdisable > CPU protection screen.
• inactive-port - The Switch disables the port on which the control packets are received.
• inactive-reason - The Switch drops all the specified control packets (such as BPDU) on
the port.
• rate-limitation - The Switch drops the additional control packets the port(s) has to
handle in every one second.
