Nick, There is not a specific command for shutdown once a designated rate has exceeded.  Excess packets are discarded when the rate exceeds the defined threshold value.   console# port storm-control include-multicast This command would include multicast globally when you run the additional commands for broadcast on a per port basis. console(config)# interface ethernet g2 console(config-if)# port storm-control broadcast enable console(config-if)# port storm-control broadcast rate 10 The command line options are discussed for the 5324 in the CLI User Guide page 137-140.  support.dell.com/.../5324CLI1.zip The command line options are discussed for the 5424 in the CLI User Guide page 173-176. support.dell.com/.../en_cli.zip It looks like the same commands are available for both models. I hope this helps,
Hello Everyone, A few times during the year, I will have someone accidentally/purposefully plug in both ends of an Ethernet cord into one of the following:  Power Connect 2748 or 5 port Linksys (non managed) switch which currently up links to a 5324 or a 5424. When both ends of a cable are plugged into the pc 2748 or the linksys switch, the traffic looks like a storm and it brings down my network. On my 2748, I've enabled 'Unknown Unicast, Multicast, Broadcast' storm control on each port of the 2748. I set the rate threshold to 3.5 Mbyte / sec. What I'd like to know, Is it possible to to shutdown a port on the 5324 or the 5424 switch if a the rate threshold is crossed? If the same scenario occurs on my Cisco switch,the storm-control action is set to shutdown. This is what I have configured on my Cisco 2960's.  \ storm-control broadcast level bps 1m 500kstorm-control action shutdownstorm-control action trap Thanks Nick  /Nick  
Storm-Control on a PowerConnect 2748, 5324 and 5424