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Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide
OL-29284-01, Release 6.x
Chapter 4 Configuring Interface Buffers
Configuring Interface Buffers
This example shows the output of the show int fc1/1 command:
intfc1/1 is up
...
16 receive B2B credit remaining
3 transmit B2B credit remaining
Configuring Performance Buffers
Detailed Steps
To configure performance buffers for a Fibre Channel interface, follow these steps:
Step 3 switch(config-if)# switchport fcrxbbcredit
default
Applies the default operational value to the
selected interface. The operational value depends
on the port mode. The default values are assigned
based on the port capabilities.
switch(config-if)# switchport fcrxbbcredit 5 Assigns a BB_credit of 5 to the selected interface.
The range to assign BB_credits is between 1 and
255.
switch(config-if)# switchport fcrxbbcredit 5
mode E
Assigns this value if the port is operating in E or
TE mode. The range to assign BB_credits is
between 1 and 255.
switch(config-if)# switchport fcrxbbcredit 5
mode Fx
Assigns this value if the port is operating in F or
FL mode. The range to assign BB_credits is
between 1 and 255.
Step 4 switch(config-if# do show int fc1/1 Displays the receive and transmit BB_credit
along with other pertinent interface information
for this interface.
Note The BB_credit values are correct at the
time the registers are read. They are
useful to verify situations when the data
traffic is slow.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1 switch# config t Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# interface fc1/1
switch(config-if)#
Selects a Fibre Channel interface and enters interface
configuration submode.
Step 3 switch(config-if)# switchport
fcrxbbcredit performance-buffers 45
Assigns a performance buffer of 45 to the selected
interface. The value ranges from 1 to 145.
switch(config-if)# switchport
fcrxbbcredit performance-buffers default
Reverts to the factory default of using the built-in
algorithm.