Dcbx Configuration Procedure; Configuring Dcbx On An Interface - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

DCBX Configuration Procedure

To configure an MXL Switch for DCBX operation in a data center network, you must:
1. Configure ToR- and FCF-facing interfaces as auto-upstream ports.
2. Configure server-facing interfaces as auto-downstream ports.
3. Configure a port to operate in a configuration-source role.
4. Configure ports to operate in a manual role.
To verify the DCBX configuration on a port, use the show interface dcbx detail command
Configure DCBX operation at the interface level on a switch or globally on the switch.
Prerequisite: DCBX requires LLDP to be enabled to advertise DCBX TLVs to peers. For more
information, refer to

Configuring DCBX on an Interface

To configure DCBX operation on an interface, follow these steps:
Step Task
1 Enter INTERFACE Configuration mode.
2 Enter LLDP Configuration mode to enable DCBX
operation.
3 Configure the DCBX version used on the interface, where:
configures the port to operate using the DCBX
auto
version received from a peer.
•
cee
• configures the port to use Cisco-Intel-Nuova
cin
(DCBX 1.0).
•
ieee-v2.5
(Draft 2.5).
Default: Auto.
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| Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Link Layer Discovery Protocol
configures the port to use CEE (Intel 1.01).
configures the port to use IEEE 802.1Qaz
(LLDP).
Command
/
interface type slot port
[no] protocol lldp
[no] dcbx version {auto | cee
| cin | ieee-v2.5}
(Figure 8-16).
Command Mode
CONFIGURATION
INTERFACE
PROTOCOL LLDP