Switch Storm Control Configuration

Dashboard Location: Switching > Configure > Switch Settings > Storm Control

Network Traffic Flood Protection

Switch storm control configuration in Meraki networks provides administrators with comprehensive network protection against traffic flooding scenarios, enabling broadcast storm prevention, multicast flood mitigation, unknown unicast control, and network stability maintenance. This functionality supports threshold-based traffic limiting, automatic suppression mechanisms, network performance protection, and operational continuity assurance. Storm control is essential for preventing network outages, maintaining bandwidth availability, protecting network resources, and ensuring reliable network operations in enterprise environments.

Diagram

Classes

switch (meraki.domains.organizations.networks)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory	Default Value
storm_control	Class	`[storm_control]`	No

storm_control (meraki.domains.organizations.networks.switch)

Name	Type	Constraint	Mandatory
broadcast_threshold	Integer	min: `1`, max: `99`	No
multicast_threshold	Integer	min: `1`, max: `99`	No
unknown_unicast_threshold	Integer	min: `1`, max: `99`	No
treat_these_traffic_types_as_one_threshold	List	Choice[`broadcast`, `multicast`]	No

Examples

Example-1: The example below demonstrates switch storm control configuration using tested YAML configuration from pipeline fixtures.

meraki:
  domains:
    - name: "!env domain"
      administrator:
        name: "!env org_admin"
      organizations:
        - name: "!env org"
          networks:
            - name: "!env network_name"
              product_types:
                - appliance
                - switch
                - wireless
                - camera
                - sensor
                - cellularGateway
              switch:
                storm_control:
                  broadcast_threshold: 30
                  multicast_threshold: 30
                  unknown_unicast_threshold: 30