Description

This article will explain the storm-control support on QFX5K with the SP (Service Provider) style interface configuration. It also applies to the EVPN/VxLAN use case.

Symptoms

There will be unexpected behaviours like non-working storm-control or storm-control working on different parameters when the below-mentioned guidelines are not followed with the SP (Service Provider) style interface configuration.

Solution

  • Storm control is supported only on a single IFL in SP style interface.
    • It applied to the whole IFD when applied to any IFL due to Hardware limitations.
    • When the storm is seen on the configured IFD, the log of the single IFL where this "storm-control" is configured will be seen, but this storm can be triggered by any IFL under this IFD.
  • Caution: It is not supported when storm control is configured on multiple IFLs of SP style IFD.

Example Config:
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set interfaces xe-0/0/0 flexible-vlan-tagging
set interfaces xe-0/0/0 encapsulation extended-vlan-bridge
set interfaces xe-0/0/0 unit 500 vlan-id 500
set interfaces xe-0/0/0 unit 500 family ethernet-switching storm-control STORM-10M-SHUTDOWN
set interfaces xe-0/0/0 unit 600 vlan-id 600
set interfaces xe-0/0/0 unit 700 vlan-id 700
!
set vlans vlan_500 interface xe-0/0/2.500
set vlans vlan_600 interface xe-0/0/2.600
set vlans vlan_700 interface xe-0/0/2.700
!
set forwarding-options storm-control-profiles STORM-10M-SHUTDOWN all bandwidth-level 10000
set forwarding-options storm-control-profiles STORM-10M-SHUTDOWN action-shutdown

Note: This storm control profile can be applied to any single IFL.
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Modification History

2024-01-19 : Article Created