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Configuring iSCSI Optimization
How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact with DCBx?
The Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBx) component supports the
reception, decoding, and transmission of the Application Priority TLV. In
general, if the Application Priority TLV has been received from the
configuration source, it will be transmitted to the other auto configuration
ports. The DCBx component contains a control to generate the Application
Priority TLV for iSCSI if it is not already present in the DCBX information.
DCBx generates an Application Priority TLV whenever the following
conditions are met:
• An EqualLogic array has been detected on the port
• iSCSI CoS is enabled using a VPT value
The generated Application Priority TLV will contain the following values (in
addition to any other information contained in the TLV):
• AE Selector=14
• AE Protocol=3260
• AE Priority=priority configured for iSCSI PFC by the
iscsi cos vpt
command (default priority is 4)
The existing application priority entries being transmitted, if any, will not be
disturbed.
How Does iSCSI Optimization Interact with Dell Compellent Arrays?
Dell PowerConnect switches support a macro that may be used to configure a
port connected to a Dell Compellent storage array. The name of the macro is
profile-compellent-nas
. The macro takes a single argument: the
interface identifier to which the Dell Compellent array is connected. The
macro disables unicast storm control and sets the spanning tree configuration
on the port to portfast. For an example of how to execute the macro, see
"Configuring iSCSI Optimization Between Servers and a Disk Array" on
NOTE:
If it is desired to utilize DCBX to configure lossless transport of iSCSI using
PFC, the operator MUST configure a non-default VLAN end-to-end in order to
transport the VLAN priority tag and ensure proper COS treatment on every network
enabled device, including CNAs and the EQL arrays.
Summary of Contents for PowerConnect M6220
Page 52: ...52 Introduction ...
Page 86: ...86 Switch Features ...
Page 100: ...100 Hardware Overview ...
Page 116: ...116 Using the Command Line Interface ...
Page 121: ...Default Settings 121 ...
Page 122: ...122 Default Settings ...
Page 142: ...142 Setting Basic Network Information ...
Page 206: ...206 Configuring Authentication Authorization and Accounting ...
Page 292: ...292 Managing General System Settings Figure 11 31 Verify MOTD ...
Page 296: ...296 Managing General System Settings ...
Page 332: ...332 Configuring SNMP ...
Page 408: ...408 Monitoring Switch Traffic ...
Page 560: ...560 Configuring Access Control Lists ...
Page 591: ...Configuring VLANs 591 Figure 21 17 GVRP Port Parameters Table ...
Page 597: ...Configuring VLANs 597 Figure 21 24 Double VLAN Port Parameter Table ...
Page 693: ...Configuring Port Based Traffic Control 693 Figure 24 3 Storm Control 5 Click Apply ...
Page 780: ...780 Configuring Connectivity Fault Management ...
Page 804: ...804 Snooping and Inspecting Traffic Figure 27 17 DAI Interface Configuration Summary ...
Page 818: ...818 Snooping and Inspecting Traffic ...
Page 836: ...836 Configuring Link Aggregation ...
Page 860: ...860 Configuring Data Center Bridging Features ...
Page 906: ...906 Configuring DHCP Server Settings ...
Page 940: ...940 Configuring L2 and L3 Relay Features Figure 34 3 DHCP Relay Interface Summary ...
Page 1080: ...1080 Configuring VRRP ...
Page 1104: ...1104 Configuring IPv6 Routing ...
Page 1131: ...Configuring Differentiated Services 1131 Figure 40 5 DiffServ Class Criteria ...
Page 1158: ...1158 Configuring Class of Service Figure 41 1 Mapping Table Configuration CoS 802 1P ...
Page 1174: ...1174 Configuring Auto VoIP Figure 42 2 Auto VoIP Interface Configuration ...
Page 1240: ...1240 Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast Figure 43 51 DVMRP Next Hop Summary ...
Page 1266: ...1266 Managing IPv4 and IPv6 Multicast ...
Page 1274: ...1274 System Process Definitions ...
Page 1294: ...1294 Index ...