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DCB Overview

DCB Protocol

ETS Feature

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Configuring DCB

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Configure DCB Features

Verifying DCB and LLDP Configurations

Determine Whether Interfaces Are Active

Determine Whether LLDP is Running and Recognizing Peers

Enable DCB

Disable DCB

Enable DCB for Each Interface

Disable DCB for Each Interface

Enable and Disable a Specific DCB Feature

Configure the Mode for the DCB Feature

Configure DCB ETS Attributes

Configure DCB PFC Attributes

Configure DCB APP features

Configure LLDP DCBX TLVs

Show DCBX Feature Statistics and Control Information

Display Output of Unstarted DCBX Protocol Exchange

Clear Feature Statistics

Display Output Showing a Down Link

Configure DCB PFC Attributes

You can set PFC feature attributes. But whether your configuration takes effect depends on the willing state on both local and remote side.

When local willing state is false, the new configuration changes the operational status, but changes the remote configuration only if the remote willing state is true.

  1. View the original configuration before any change is made.
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
     
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      0      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      0      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      0      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1

    The local willing state is false and the remote willing state is true, so local configuration change are used on both the local switch and the remote Oracle Solaris server.

  2. Configure ETS with different bandwidth alocation.
    SEFOS# configure terminal
    SEFOS(config)# interface extreme-ethernet 0/21
    SEFOS(config-if)# set dcb priority-flow-control vlan-priority 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    SEFOS(config-if)# end
  3. View the configuration to verify that configuration changes have been applied to both the local and remote systems.
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail 
     
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1

    The PFC configuration on the remote server is the same as the local configuration and is synchronized up with the switch.

  4. Change the willing state so that both local and remote willing states are true.
    SEFOS# configure terminal
    SEFOS(config)# interface extreme-ethernet 0/21
    SEFOS(config-if)# set dcb priority-flow-control willing enable 
    SEFOS(config-if)# end
  5. Check output on the switch again to verify.
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
     
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1
  6. Change the configuration again on the switch.

    The operational and remote configuration is not affected.

    SEFOS# configure terminal
    SEFOS(config)# interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21
    SEFOS(config-if)# set dcb priority-flow-control vlan-priority 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
    SEFOS(config-if)# end
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      0      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      0      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      0      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1

    When both sides are willing to accept the changes, configuration on the interface with smaller MAC address is used. Port 21 of the switch has the MAC address 00:10:e0:2c:0f:41 and net 3 of the Oracle Solaris server has the MAC address 00:1b:21:bc:b4:89. The preceding output shows that the configuration of the switch is used.

  7. Change the willing state so that local willing is true and remote willing is false.

    Since the local willing state has already been set to true, type the following Oracle Solaris commands to change the remote willing state to false.

    # lldpadm set-atp -p willing=off -a net3 pfc
    # lldpadm show-atp -a net3 pfc
    AGENT       TLVNAME PROPERTY   PERM VALUE         DEFAULT       POSSIBLE
    net3         pfc     willing     rw   off            on             on,off
  8. Check output on the switch again to verify.
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
     
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      0      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1

    The local operational status has been changed to the remote configuration once the willing state is changed.

  9. Change the configuration again on the switch.

    The operational and remote configuration is not affected.

    SEFOS# configure terminal
    SEFOS(config)# interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21
    SEFOS(config-if)# set dcb priority-flow-control vlan-priority 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
    SEFOS(config-if)# end
    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      1      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      1      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1
  10. Show the configuration details.

    When the local willing and remote willing states are both false, the local admin configuration should match the peer's configuration, since neither side is willing to accept the peer's configuration.

    SEFOS# show interfaces extreme-ethernet 0/21 dcb priority-flow-control detail
    Port             :      Ex0/21
    Show Type        :      Admin Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Enable           :      true
    Advertise        :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Oper Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Errors           :      0x0 - none
    Operational Mode :      true
    Syncd with Peer  :      true
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    Show Type        :      Peer Config
    Feature          :      Priority Flow Control
    Local Interface  :      Ex0/21
    Status           :      successful
    Enable           :      true
    Willing          :      false
    Priority Mask    :     0      0      0      1      0      0      0      0
    Max Traffic Class:      8
     
    ------------------------------------------------------------
     
    Total Entries Displayed : 1