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policer cpu uni
When you disable or enable the CPU protection feature, you must reload the switch by entering the
reload privileged EXEC command before the configuration takes effect.
Note When CPU protection is turned off, protocol packets can reach the CPU, which could cause CPU
processing overload and storm control through software.
You can enter the show policer cpu uni-eni {drop | rate} privileged EXEC command to see if CPU
protection is enabled.
For more information about control-plane security, see the software configuration guide for this release.
Examples This example shows how to set CPU protection threshold to 10000 b/s and to verify the configuration.
Switch# config t
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Switch(config)# policer cpu uni 10000
Switch(config)# end
You can verify your settings by entering the show policer cpu uni-eni rate privileged EXEC command.
This example shows how to disable CPU protection and to reload the switch.
Switch(config)# no policer cpu uni all
Switch(config)# end
Switch# reload
Proceed with reload? [confirm]
This is an example of the output from the show policer cpu uni-eni rate privileged EXEC command
when CPU protection is disabled:
Switch# show policer cpu uni-eni rate
CPU Protection feature is not enabled
Related Commands\ Command Description
show policer cpu uni-eni rate Displays configured policer threshold for control-plane security.