Concept Guide

Dell(conf)#dcb pfc-shared-buffer-size 2000
%ERROR: pfc shared buffer size configured cannot accommodate existing buffer
requirement in the system.
Enter a smaller value for the shared buer size or increase the total buer size appropriately by using the dcb
pfc-total- buffer-size command.
Example
Dell(conf)#dcb pfc-shared-buffer-size 5000
dcb pfc-total-buer-size
Congure the total buer size for PFC in kilobytes.
Syntax
dcb pfc-total—buffer—size KB
Parameters
KB Enter a number in the range of 0 to 7787.
Default The default is 6592KB.
Command Modes CONFIGURATION mode
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
Congure the maximum buer available for PFC trac. You can choose to increase or decrease the buer size
that is allocated in the system by default. However, if you modify the PFC buer size lower than the previously
congured size, the system determines whether this reduction in size is valid without disrupting the existing
conguration. In such a scenario, disable and re-enable DCB. For example, if you modify the total buer size as
4000 KB from the previous size of 5000 KB, an error message is displayed that this reduction cannot be performed
owing to existing system conguration because of queues that are being currently in process.
The lossless queue limit per port is validated based on the dcb pfc-queues command. PFC queue conguration
identies the maximum number of queues a port can support. Although the queue limit per port is a baseline when
dynamic buering is enabled, the limit per port for queues depends on the availability of the buer.
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Example
Dell(conf)#dcb pfc-total-buffer-size 5000
Dell(conf)#dcb pfc-total-buffer-size 4000
%ERROR: Total pfc buffer size configured cannot accommodate existing buffer
requirement in the system.
dcb-buer-threshold
Congure the prole name for the DCB buer threshold.
Syntax
dcb buffer—threshold profile-name
Data Center Bridging (DCB) 439