Dcb-Policy Buffer-Threshold (Interface Configuration) - Dell MXL 10GbE Reference Manual

Usage
PFC and ETS are enabled by default on the interfaces when DCB is globally enabled
Information
(refer to dcb enable). In some network topology, you may want to disable PFC on
an interface and apply link level flow control; Similarly you may want to disable ETS
on an interface and apply QoS bandwidth configurations.
Limitations
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Related dcb-input—applies dcb-input profile on interface.
Commands
dcb-policy
pfc
dcb-map—applies dcb-map profile on interface.

dcb-policy buffer-threshold (Interface Configuration)

Assign the DCB policy to the DCB buffer threshold profile on interfaces. This setting takes precedence
over the global buffer-threshold setting.
Syntax
dcb-policy buffer-threshold profile-name
Parameters
buffer-
threshold
profile-name
Default None
Command INTERFACE mode
Modes
Command
Version 9.3(0.0)
History
Usage You can configure a maximum of four lossless (PFC) queues. By configuring four
Information lossless queues, you can configure four different priorities and assign a particular
priority to each application that your network is used to process. For example, you
can assign a higher priority for time-sensitive applications and a lower priority for
other services, such as file transfers. You can configure the amount of buffer space
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"dcb-map" CLI on interface is mutually exclusive to "no dcb ets enable" and
"no dcb pfc enable".
"pfc priority" CLI is mutually exclusive to "no dcb pfc enable"
command.
Deprecated CLI "dcb-policy input" and "no dcb pfc enable" cannot
coexist at interface level.
Deprecated CLI "dcb-policy output" and "no dcb ets enable" cannot
coexist at interface level.
output—applies dcb-output profile on interface.
priority—enable PFC on 802.1p priority traffic without using a dcb-map.
Configure the profile name for the DCB buffer threshold
Enter the name of the profile, which can be a string of up to
32 characters in length.
Introduced on the MXL platform.
Data Center Bridging (DCB)