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Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Configuring DCB interfaces
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The range is 2 to 10. The default is the global configuration range. The multiplier is related to
the Hello time interval. Using the defaults, you wait four times (the multiplier value) at 30
second intervals (the hello value) before giving up on the interface.
10. Select the parameters you want to exchange.
Note that the term TLV indicates packaging of parameters into a Brocade-specific
Type/Length/Value (TLV).
- Advertise Optional-tlv—Advertises the following optional TLVs:
• system-description—Describes switch or blade characteristics.
• port-description—Describes the configured port.
• system-name—Specifies the system name.
• system capabilities—Describes the system capabilities.
• management-address—The IP address of the management port on the 8000 switch.
- Advertise dot1-tlv—Advertises to any attached device to send IEEE 802.1 LLDP type,
length, and values.
- Advertise dot3-tlv—Advertises to any attached device to send IEEE 802.3 LLDP type,
length, and values.
- Advertise DCBx-tlv—Advertises to any attached device the respective LLDP type, length,
and values.
- Advertise DCBx-fcoe-logical-link—Advertises to any attached device to send DCBX protocol
over LLDP to negotiate the logical link type, length, and values.
- Advertise DCBx-fcoe-app—Advertises application type, length, and values to ensure
interoperability of traffic over DCBX protocol running over LLDP.
11. Click Save Configuration.
Configuring DCB interfaces
The DCB Interfaces tab on the Port Administration panel is used for configuring the DCB interfaces
on a switch.
To configure the DCB interfaces, perform the following steps.
1. Select the DCB Interfaces tab on the Port Administration panel.
2. Select the port you want to configure under the DCB Interface Explorer.
3. Select the General tab.
Normally, this tab is pre-selected.
4. Select Edit Configuration.
The DCB Edit Configuration dialog box displays.
5. Select the Interface Mode.
The options are None and L2. The default is None.
If you intend to use this port in a Link Aggregation Group (LAG), select None. L2 mode is
applied when you configure the LAG.