Deciding To Tune Buffers - Dell S6000–ON Configuration Manual

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Figure 147. Buffer Tuning Points

Deciding to Tune Buffers

Dell Networking recommends exercising caution when configuring any non-default buffer settings, as

tuning can significantly affect system performance. The default values work for most cases.

As a guideline, consider tuning buffers if traffic is bursty (and coming from several interfaces). In this case:

Reduce the dedicated buffer on all queues/interfaces.

Increase the dynamic buffer on all interfaces.

Increase the cell pointers on a queue that you are expecting will receive the largest number of

To define, change, and apply buffers, use the following commands.

Define a buffer profile for the FP queues.

CONFIGURATION mode

buffer-profile fp fsqueue

Define a buffer profile for the CSF queues.

CONFIGURATION mode

buffer-profile csf csqueue

Change the dedicated buffers on a physical 1G interface.

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