API Guide

Table Of Contents
DCB Configuration Exchange.................................................................................................................................... 249
Configuration Source Election...................................................................................................................................249
Propagation of DCB Information...............................................................................................................................249
Auto-Detection and Manual Configuration of the DCBx Version......................................................................... 250
Behavior of Tagged Packets......................................................................................................................................250
Configuration Example for DSCP and PFC Priorities............................................................................................. 250
DCBx Example..............................................................................................................................................................251
DCBx Prerequisites and Restrictions........................................................................................................................252
Configuring DCBx........................................................................................................................................................252
Verifying the DCB Configuration.....................................................................................................................................255
Performing PFC Using DSCP Bits Instead of 802.1p Bits............................................................................................264
PFC and ETS Configuration Examples...........................................................................................................................265
Using PFC and ETS to Manage Data Center Traffic................................................................................................... 265
Using PFC and ETS to Manage Converged Ethernet Traffic................................................................................267
Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies.......................................................................................................267
Priority-Based Flow Control Using Dynamic Buffer Method.......................................................................................268
Configuring the Dynamic Buffer Method.......................................................................................................................269
12 Debugging and Diagnostics...................................................................................................... 270
Offline Diagnostics............................................................................................................................................................ 270
Running Port Extender Offline Diagnostics on the Switch....................................................................................270
Running Offline Diagnostics on a Standalone Switch.............................................................................................276
TRACE Logs.......................................................................................................................................................................296
Auto Save on Reload, Crash, or Rollover................................................................................................................. 296
Uploading Trace Logs................................................................................................................................................. 296
Last Restart Reason......................................................................................................................................................... 296
show hardware Commands............................................................................................................................................. 297
Environmental Monitoring................................................................................................................................................298
Displaying Port Extender Environment Information ...............................................................................................299
Display Power Supply Status..................................................................................................................................... 299
Display Fan Status.......................................................................................................................................................300
Display Transceiver Type............................................................................................................................................300
Recognize an Over-Temperature Condition............................................................................................................302
Troubleshoot an Over-Temperature Condition....................................................................................................... 302
Troubleshooting Packet Loss.......................................................................................................................................... 304
Displaying Drop Counters...........................................................................................................................................305
Displaying Dataplane Statistics..................................................................................................................................306
Displaying Line-Card Counters.................................................................................................................................. 307
Accessing Application Core Dumps................................................................................................................................ 308
Mini Core Dumps...............................................................................................................................................................308
Full Kernel Core Dumps....................................................................................................................................................309
Enabling TCP Dumps........................................................................................................................................................309
Accessing Port Extender Core and Mini Core Dumps.................................................................................................. 310
13 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)............................................................................ 311
DHCP Packet Format and Options.................................................................................................................................. 311
Assign an IP Address using DHCP................................................................................................................................... 312
Implementation Information..............................................................................................................................................313
Configure the System to be a DHCP Server..................................................................................................................314
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