Users Guide
Parameters
port-type slot/ 
port[] pfc
Enter the port-type slot and port PFC information.
{summary | detail} Enter the keyword summary for a summary list of results or enter the keyword 
detail for a full list of results.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell 
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.2.(0.0) Down status messages added.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.3.16.0 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
To clear the PFC TLV counters, use the clear pfc counters interface port-type slot/
port[] command.
The following describes the show interface pfc summary command shown in the following example.
Field Description
Interface Interface type with stack-unit and port number.
Admin mode is on 
Admin is enabled
PFC admin mode is on or o with a list of the congured PFC priorities. When the 
PFC admin mode is on, PFC advertisements are enabled to be sent and received 
from peers; received PFC conguration take eect. The admin operational status 
for a DCBX exchange of PFC conguration is enabled or disabled.
Remote is enabled, 
Priority list Remote 
Willing Status is 
enabled
Operational status (enabled or disabled) of peer device for DCBX exchange of PFC 
conguration with a list of the congured PFC priorities. Willing status of peer 
device for DCBX exchange (Willing bit received in PFC TLV): enabled or disable.
Local is enabled DCBX operational status (enabled or disabled) with a list of the congured PFC 
priorities.
Operational status 
(local port)
Port state for current operational PFC conguration:
• Init: Local PFC conguration parameters were exchanged with the peer.
• Recommend: Remote PFC conguration parameters were received from the 
peer.
•
Internally propagated: PFC conguration parameters were received 
from the conguration source.
PFC DCBX Oper 
status
Operational status for the exchange of the PFC conguration on the local port: 
match (up) or mismatch (down).
State Machine Type Type of state machine used for DCBX exchanges of the PFC parameters: Feature 
— for legacy DCBX versions; Symmetric — for an IEEE version.
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
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