Dell 9.7(0.0) manual Data Center Bridging DCB, DCB Command, Dcb-enable, Pfc-queues

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Data Center Bridging (DCB)

Data center bridging (DCB) refers to a set of IEEE Ethernet enhancements that provide data centers with a single, robust, converged network to support multiple traffic types, including local area network (LAN), server, and storage traffic.

The Dell Networking operating software commands for data center bridging features include 802.1Qbb priority-based flow control (PFC), 802.1Qaz enhanced transmission selection (ETS), and the data center bridging exchange (DCBX) protocol.

This chapter includes the following sections:

•DCB Command

•PFC Commands

•ETS Commands

•DCBX Commands

DCB Command

The following DCB command is supported on the Dell Networking OS.

dcb-enable

Enable data center bridging.

Syntax	dcb enable[pfc-queues 14]
	To disable DCB, use the no dcb enable command.
Parameters	pfc-queues	Enter the pfc-queue range. To disable DCB, use the no dcb
		enable command. The range is from 1 or 2.
Defaults	None
Command	CONFIGURATION
Modes
Command	This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms,
History	refer to the relevant Dell Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.

Version

The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.

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