System Settings
The port flap guard feature will detect a flapping port and the system will shut down the port if necessary. You can
manually reset the port and restore it to the enabled state.
Configuring Port Flap Guard
Port flap-guard is configured and enabled on a global basis. The default setting is disabled.
Flap duration range is 5 to 300
Flap rate range is is 5 to 300
Using the CLI:
config switch flapguard settings
set status [ disable | enable ]
set flap-rate <integer>
set flap-duration <integer>
Use the following command to reset a port and restore it to service:
execute
flapguard
reset
<port>
Viewing Port Flap Guard Configuration
Display the status of Port Flap Guard configuration using following commands
show switch flapguard settings
Display the Port Flap Guard information for each port using the following command:
diagnose flapguard instance status
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FortiSwitchOS-3.2.0
