Using Ets To Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic; Applying Dcb Policies In A Switch Stack; Configure A Dcbx Operation; Dcbx Operation - Dell S4048–ON Configuration Manual

mapped to one queue takes precedence over the strict priority group whose traffic is mapped to two
queues.
Therefore, in this example, scheduling traffic to priority group 1 (mapped to one strict-priority queue) takes precedence over
scheduling traffic to priority group 3 (mapped to two strict-priority queues).

Using ETS to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic

To use ETS for managing converged Ethernet traffic, use the following command:
dcb-map stack-unit all dcb-map-name

Applying DCB Policies in a Switch Stack

You can apply DCB policies with PFC and ETS configurations to all stacked ports in a switch stack or on a stacked switch.
To apply DCB policies in a switch stack, follow this step.
• Apply the specified DCB policy on all ports of the switch stack or a single stacked switch.
CONFIGURATION mode
dcb-map {stack-unit all | stack-ports all} dcb-map-name

Configure a DCBx Operation

DCB devices use data center bridging exchange protocol (DCBx) to exchange configuration information with directly connected
peers using the link layer discovery protocol (LLDP) protocol.
DCBx can detect the misconfiguration of a peer DCB device, and optionally, configure peer DCB devices with DCB feature settings
to ensure consistent operation in a data center network.
DCBx is a prerequisite for using DCB features, such as priority-based flow control (PFC) and enhanced traffic selection (ETS), to
exchange link-level configurations in a converged Ethernet environment. DCBx is also deployed in topologies that support lossless
operation for FCoE or iSCSI traffic. In these scenarios, all network devices are DCBx-enabled (DCBx is enabled end-to-end). For
more information about how these features are implemented and used, refer to:
• Configure Enhanced Transmission Selection
DCBx supports the following versions: CIN, CEE, and IEEE2.5.
Prerequisite: For DCBx, enable LLDP on all DCB devices.

DCBx Operation

DCBx performs the following operations:
• Discovers DCB configuration (such as PFC and ETS) in a peer device.
• Detects DCB mis-configuration in a peer device; that is, when DCB features are not compatibly configured on a peer device and
the local switch. Mis-configuration detection is feature-specific because some DCB features support asymmetric configuration.
• Reconfigures a peer device with the DCB configuration from its configuration source if the peer device is willing to accept
configuration.
• Accepts the DCB configuration from a peer if a DCBx port is in "willing" mode to accept a peer's DCB settings and then internally
propagates the received DCB configuration to its peer ports.
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