FLOOD and FLOODPOL — Specifying SMF record flood options
You can use the FLOOD and FLOODPOL parameters to specify SMF record flood options. Issue the SETSMF FLOOD(ON|OFF) command or update an SMFPRMxx with FLOOD(ON|OFF) to enable or disable the SMF record flood automation facility. No policy changes are performed as a result of this command. Turning the facility on and off will reset all counts and any active flood situations.
Use the FLOODPOL parameter in SMFPRMxx to specify a filter for
the SMF record in flooding. Several options are required to define
a flood policy. In the definition you must specify the following options:
- The type of the records that the filter is for
- The number of records in an interval for a given filter
- The minimum amount of time that it can take to match the number of records in an interval
- The number of intervals that can occur at a flooding rate before an action is taken
- The length of time an interval should take before returning to normal
- The action to take, either DROP or MSG