DELL 9.8(0.0) User Manual
The following table describes the output fields displayed for the show interface
pfc buffer-threshold command:
pfc buffer-threshold command:
Field
Description
queue
Number of the queue
lossless
Whether the queue is a lossy or lossless
queue for which buffer threshold is
configured
queue for which buffer threshold is
configured
buffer-size
Ingress buffer size
pause-threshold-value
Buffer limit at which the port sends the
pause to peer in KB.
pause to peer in KB.
resume-threshold-value
Buffer offset limit at which the port
resumes the peer in KB.
resumes the peer in KB.
shared threshold weight
Weightage of the priorities on the
shared buffer size in the system.
shared buffer size in the system.
dcb pfc-queues
Configure the number of PFC queues. This utility is supported on the and platforms.
Syntax
dcb pfc-queues value
Parameters
value
Enter the number of PFC queues in the range of 0 through 4.
The number of ports supported based on lossless queues
configured will depend on the buffer.
The number of ports supported based on lossless queues
configured will depend on the buffer.
Default
The default number of PFC queues in the system is 2 for S4810 and 1 for S6000
platforms.
platforms.
Command
Modes
Modes
CONFIGURATION mode
Command
History
History
Version
Description
9.7(0.0)
Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.3(0.0)
Introduced on the S4810 and S6000 platforms.
Usage
Information
Information
You can configure up to a maximum of four lossless (PFC) queues. By configuring
four lossless queues, you can configure four different priorities and assign a
particular priority to each application that your network is used to process. For
example, you can assign a higher priority for time-sensitive applications and a
lower priority for other services, such as file transfers. You can configure the
amount of buffer space to be allocated for each priority and the pause or resume
four lossless queues, you can configure four different priorities and assign a
particular priority to each application that your network is used to process. For
example, you can assign a higher priority for time-sensitive applications and a
lower priority for other services, such as file transfers. You can configure the
amount of buffer space to be allocated for each priority and the pause or resume
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