Dell S4048T, Configuration Manual

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a Enable DCB globally.
Dell(conf)#dcb enable
b Apply PFC Priority configuration. Configure priorities on which PFC is enabled.
Dell(conf-if-te-1/1)#pfc priority 1,2
Using PFC to Manage Converged
Ethernet Traffic
To use PFC for managing converged Ethernet traffic, use the following command:
dcb-map stack-unit all dcb-map-name
Configure Enhanced Transmission
Selection
ETS provides a way to optimize bandwidth allocation to outbound 802.1p classes of converged Ethernet
traffic.
Different traffic types have different service needs. Using ETS, you can create groups within an 802.1p priority
class to configure different treatment for traffic with different bandwidth, latency, and best-effort needs.
For example, storage traffic is sensitive to frame loss; interprocess communication (IPC) traffic is latency-
sensitive. ETS allows different traffic types to coexist without interruption in the same converged link by:
• Allocating a guaranteed share of bandwidth to each priority group.
• Allowing each group to exceed its minimum guaranteed bandwidth if another group is not fully using its
allotted bandwidth.
ETS Prerequisites and Restrictions
The following prerequisites and restrictions apply when you configure ETS bandwidth allocation or queue
scheduling.
• Configuring ETS bandwidth allocation or a queue scheduler for dot1p priorities in a priority group is
applicable if the DCBx version used on a port is CIN (refer to Configuring DCBx ).
• When allocating bandwidth or configuring a queue scheduler for dot1p priorities in a priority group on a
DCBx CIN interface, take into account the CIN bandwidth allocation (refer to
Configuring Bandwidth Allocation for DCBx CIN ) and dot1p-queue mapping.
NOTE: The IEEE 802.1Qaz, CEE, and CIN versions of ETS are supported.
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