Enterasys Networks 700 - Manual (Page 77)

Managing the Module 2-57
The MultiSwitch 700 Device View
To reset the Peak Rate and Time Since Peak values:
1. Shift- or Control-click to select one or more interfaces for which you want to
reset the values.
2. Click on the Reset Peak Rate and Peak Time on Selected Ports: drop-down
list box, and select YES.
3. Click Apply. The Peak Rate and Time Since Peak values will be reset for the
selected interfaces.
Threshold
The maximum number of received broadcast frames per second that may be
forwarded by this interface to other interfaces on the device. Any number of
broadcast frames received over this threshold will be dropped. The default value
for the interface is near the theoretical maximum frames per second for the
interface, i.e., 14,880 for 10Mb Ethernet interface, 148,880 for 100Mb Ethernet or
1,488,800 for Gigabit Ethernet.
To change the Receive Broadcast Threshold:
1. Shift- or Control-click to select one or more interfaces for which you want to
change the broadcast packet threshold.
2. Highlight the value currently in the Receive Broadcast Threshold on
Selected Ports: field and type in a new broadcast threshold value. Allowable
values begin at 10 and proceed in multiples of ten.
3. Click Apply. The new threshold will be applied to the selected interfaces. Any
broadcast frames received by the interface exceeding the set threshold will be
dropped.
The System Resources Window
The System Resources window displays attributes of the MultiSwitch 700
module’s CPU (including CPU type, and installed and available memory), as well
as the current and peak utilization of the CPU for switching. It also lets you
reserve the desired amount of CPU processing used for switching or management
purposes, as well as reset the peak switch utilization information.
NOTE
When you enter a value less than 10, the threshold will default to a value of 0. If you enter
a value that is not a multiple of 10 it will default to the last multiple of 10, i.e., if you enter
15 as the new threshold value, the threshold value will be set to 10; if you enter 49 as the
new threshold value, the threshold value will be set to 40.