Administrator Guide
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
Data center bridging (DCB) refers to a set of IEEE Ethernet enhancements that provide data centers with a single, robust, converged
network to support multiple traffic types, including local area network (LAN), server, and storage traffic.
The Dell Networking operating software commands for data center bridging features include 802.1Qbb priority-based flow control (PFC),
802.1Qaz enhanced transmission selection (ETS), and the data center bridging exchange (DCBX) protocol.
This chapter includes the following sections:
• DCB Command
• PFC Commands
• ETS Commands
• DCBX Commands
Topics:
• DCB Commands
• PFC Commands
• ETS Commands
• DCBX Commands
• dcb-map
• priority-pgid
• priority-group bandwidth pfc
• dcb-map stack-unit all stack-ports all
• dcb pfc-shared-buffer-size
• dcb-buffer-threshold
• priority
• qos-policy-buffer
• dcb-policy buffer-threshold (Interface Configuration)
• show qos dcb-buffer-threshold
• show hardware stack-unit buffer-stats-snapshot
• dcb pfc-total-buffer-size
• show running-config dcb-buffer-threshold
• dcb pfc-queues
• dcb {ets | pfc} enable
DCB Commands
The following DCB command is supported on the Dell Networking OS.
dcb-enable
Enable data center bridging.
C9000 Series
Syntax
dcb enable[pfc-queues 1|4]
To disable DCB, use the no dcb enable command.
Parameters
pfc-queues
Enter the pfc-queue range. To disable DCB, use the no dcb enable command. The range
is from 1 or 2.
Defaults None
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