Administrator Guide
Data Center Bridging (DCB)
On an I/O Aggregator, data center bridging (DCB) features are auto-configured in standalone mode. You can
display information on DCB operation by using show commands.
NOTE: DCB features are not supported on an Aggregator in stacking mode.
Supported Modes
Standalone, Stacking, PMUX, VLT, and Full–Switch
Topics:
• Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center Bridging
• Priority-Based Flow Control
• Enhanced Transmission Selection
• Data Center Bridging Exchange Protocol (DCBx)
• Creating a DCB Map
• Data Center Bridging: Default Configuration
• Data Center Bridging in a Traffic Flow
• Data Center Bridging: Auto-DCB-Enable Mode
• Configuring Priority-Based Flow Control
• Configuring Enhanced Transmission Selection
• Hierarchical Scheduling in ETS Output Policies
• DCBx Operation
• Verifying the DCB Configuration
• QoS dot1p Traffic Classification and Queue Assignment
• Troubleshooting PFC, ETS, and DCBx Operation
Ethernet Enhancements in Data Center
Bridging
The following section describes DCB.
• The device supports the following DCB features:
• Data center bridging exchange protocol (DCBx)
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