Configuring Network Qos Policies - Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring Network QoS

Configuring Network QoS Policies

You can configure a network qos policy by following one of these methods:
• Predefined Policies—You can apply a predefined network qos policy template that fits your requirement.
• Copying the predefined templates—You can copy a network qos policy template and modify it as needed.
• User-defined policy—You can create a network qos policy that conforms to one of the system-defined
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Copy a predefined network qos policy template:
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
(CoS 4 is reserved for no-drop control traffic.)
• Configure the network-qos policy with MTU = 2112 if iSCSI shares the CoS (vl) with FCoE.
For more information about the predefined policies, see
Nexus 7710/7718 Switches, on page
denote the number of drop (Ethernet) CoS values. The template CoS values are chosen based on standard
conventions and usage patterns.
Copying a network qos policy trims the default policy name by stripping the default and policy substrings
from it.
policy templates.
Note Ports that are in the nondefault virtual device contexts (VDCs) inherit the network
qos policy from the default VDC.
You can copy and modify a network qos policy template and use the network
qos policy commands only from the default-vdc.
Command or Action
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# qos copy policy-map type
network-qos default-nq-7e-policy {prefix
prefix | suffix suffix}
switch(config)# show policy-map type
network-qos
Table 39: Default DSCP Mappings on Cisco
140. By default, default-nq-8e-policy is configured. The numbers
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Copies a predefined network qos policy and
adds a suffix or prefix to its name. A prefix or
suffix name can contain alphabetic, hyphen, or
underscore characters, is case sensitive, and can
be up to 40 characters.
Displays the type network qos policy map.
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