Priority (Queuing) - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Command Reference Manual

Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Commands
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priority (queuing)

To configure a single output queuing class as the priority queue, use the priority command. To remove
the priority queue selection, use the no form of this command.
Syntax Description
level
priority-value
Defaults
The software distributes the bandwidth among the output queues, when you do not specify the priority.
Command Modes Policy map type queuing configuration
Supported User Roles network-admin
vdc-admin
Command History Release
4.0
Usage Guidelines The priority level can only be 1.
Use the bandwidth remaining command to allocate the remaining bandwidth among the nonpriority
output queues. By default, the software evenly distributes the remaining bandwidth among the
nonpriority output queues.
You can also use the police command to explicitly configure the priority for specified classes of traffic.
After you use this command in a specified policy map, you cannot use the bandwidth or shape
Note
command in the same policy map.
This command does not require a license.
Examples This example shows how to assign a priority queue:
switch(config)# policy-map type queuing match-first my_queue
switch(config-pmap-que)# class type queuing 1p3q4t-out-pq1
switch(config-pmap-c-que)# priority level 1
switch(config-pmap-c-que)#
This example shows how to remove a priority queue:
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priority [level priority-value]
no priority [level priority-value]
(Optional) Specifies the priority level for an output queuing class. Only one priority
level is supported. The priority value can only be 1.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Quality of Service Command Reference, Release 5.x
priority (queuing)
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