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Configuring Rate Limits
This chapter describes how to configure rate limits for supervisor-bound traffic on Cisco NX-OS devices.
This chapter includes the following sections:
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About Rate Limits, on page 493
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Licensing Requirements for Rate Limits, on page 494
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Guidelines and Limitations for Rate Limits, on page 494
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Default Settings for Rate Limits, on page 495
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Configuring Rate Limits, on page 495
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Monitoring Rate Limits, on page 497
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Clearing the Rate Limit Statistics, on page 497
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Verifying the Rate Limit Configuration, on page 498
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Configuration Examples for Rate Limits, on page 498
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Additional References for Rate Limits, on page 499
About Rate Limits
Rate limits can prevent redirected packets for exceptions from overwhelming the supervisor module on a
Cisco NX-OS device. You can configure rate limits in packets per second for the following types of redirected
packets:
• Access-list log packets
• Bidirectional forwarding detection (BFD) packets
• Catch-all exception traffic
• Fabric Extender (FEX) traffic
• Layer 3 glean packets
• Layer 3 multicast data packets
• SPAN egress traffic—For this option only, you can configure rate limits in kilobits per second.
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