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Table 21. show interface pfc summary Command Description
Fields Description
Interface Interface type with stack-unit and port number.
Admin mode is on; Admin is enabled PFC Admin mode is on or off with a list of the configured PFC 
priorities . When PFC admin mode is on, PFC advertisements 
are enabled to be sent and received from peers; received PFC 
configuration takes effect. The admin operational status for a 
DCBx exchange of PFC configuration 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 configuration with a list of the 
configured PFC priorities. Willing status of peer device for 
DCBx exchange (Willing bit received in PFC TLV): enabled or 
disabled.
Local is enabled DCBx operational status (enabled or disabled) with a list of the 
configured PFC priorities
Operational status (local port) DCBx operational status (enabled or disabled) with a list of the 
configured PFC priorities.
Port state for current operational PFC configuration:
• Init: Local PFC configuration parameters were exchanged 
with peer.
• Recommend: Remote PFC configuration parameters were 
received from peer.
• Internally propagated: PFC configuration parameters were 
received from configuration source.
PFC DCBx Oper status Operational status for exchange of PFC configuration on local 
port: match (up) or mismatch (down).
State Machine Type Type of state machine used for DCBx exchanges of PFC 
parameters:
• Feature: for legacy DCBx versions
• Symmetric: for an IEEE version
TLV Tx Status Status of PFC TLV advertisements: enabled or disabled.
PFC Link Delay Link delay (in quanta) used to pause specified priority traffic.
Application Priority TLV: FCOE TLV Tx Status Status of FCoE advertisements in application priority TLVs 
from local DCBx port: enabled or disabled.
Application Priority TLV: ISCSI TLV Tx Status Status of ISCSI advertisements in application priority TLVs 
from local DCBx port: enabled or disabled.
Application Priority TLV: Local FCOE Priority Map Priority bitmap used by local DCBx port in FCoE 
advertisements in application priority TLVs.
Application Priority TLV: Local ISCSI Priority Map Priority bitmap used by local DCBx port in ISCSI 
advertisements in application priority TLVs.
Application Priority TLV: Remote FCOE Priority Map Status of FCoE advertisements in application priority TLVs 
from remote peer port: enabled or disabled.
Application Priority TLV: Remote ISCSI Priority Map Status of iSCSI advertisements in application priority TLVs 
from remote peer port: enabled or disabled.
PFC TLV Statistics: Input TLV pkts Number of PFC TLVs received.
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