CLI Guide

Parameters
config-source |
auto-downstream
| auto-upstream |
manual
Enter the DCBX port role, where:
• config-source: configures the port to serve as the
configuration source on the switch.
• auto-upstream: configures the port to receive a peer
configuration. The configuration source is elected from
auto-upstream ports.
• auto-downstream: configures the port to accept the
internally propagated DCB configuration from a
configuration source.
• manual: configures the port to operate only on
administer-configured DCB parameters. The port does
not accept a DCB configuration received form a peer or
a local configuration source.
Defaults Manual
Command Modes INTERFACE PROTOCOL LLDP
Supported Modes Programmable-Mux (PMUX)
Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.4(0.0) Supported on the FN I/O Aggregator.
9.3(0.0) Introduced on the FC Flex IO module installed in the M I/O
Aggregator.
Usage Information
DCBX requires that you enable LLDP to advertise DCBX TLVs to peers.
Configure DCBX operation at the INTERFACE level on a switch or globally on the
switch. To verify the DCBX configuration on a port, use the show interface
dcbx detail command.
dcbx version
Configure the DCBX version used on the interface.
Syntax
dcbx version {auto | cee | cin | ieee-v2.5}
To remove the DCBX version, use the no dcbx version {auto | cee | cin
| ieee-v2.5} command.
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Data Center Bridging (DCB)