Dcbx Configuration Task List; Enabling Lldp And Dcbx Tlv Advertising; Configuring The Dcbx Version - HP FlexFabric 12900 Series Configuration Manual

APP.
HP devices can send the these types of DCBX information to a server adapter supporting FCoE, but they
cannot receive them.

DCBX configuration task list

Tasks at a glance
(Required.)
Optional.)

Configuring the DCBX version

(Required.)
(Optional.) Configuring ETS parameters:
•
Configuring the 802.1p-to-local priority mapping
•
Configuring group-based WRR queuing
(Required.)

Enabling LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising

To enable the device to advertise APP, ETS, and PFC data through an interface, perform the following
tasks:
Enable LLDP globally.
•
• Enable LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising on the interface.
To enable LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising:
Step
1. Enter system view.
2. Enable LLDP globally.
3. Enter Layer 2 Ethernet
interface view.
4. Enable LLDP.
5. Enable the interface to
advertise DCBX TLVs.
Configuring the DCBX version
When you configure the DCBX version, follow these restrictions and guidelines:
• For DCBX to work correctly, configure the same DCBX version on the local port and peer port. HP
recommends that you configure the highest version supported on both ends. IEEE Std
802.1Qaz-201 1, DCBX Rev 1.01, and DCBX Rev 1.00 are in descending order.
Enabling LLDP and DCBX TLV advertising
Configuring APP parameters
Configuring PFC parameters
Command
system-view
lldp global enable
interface interface-type interface-number
lldp enable
lldp tlv-enable dot1-tlv dcbx
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Remarks
N/A
By default, LLDP is disabled
globally.
N/A
By default, LLDP is enabled on
an interface.
By default, DCBX TLV
advertising is disabled on an
interface.