Command Line Reference Guide
1080 | S-Series Debugging and Diagnostics
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Commands
Buffer Tuning Commands
The buffer tuning commands are:
• buffer (Buffer Profile)
• buffer (Configuration)
• buffer-profile (Configuration)
• buffer-profile (Interface)
• show buffer-profile
• show buffer-profile interface
buffer (Buffer Profile)
c s
Allocate an amount of dedicated buffer space, dynamic buffer space, or packet pointers to queues 0 to
3.
Syntax
buffer [dedicated | dynamic | packets-pointers] queue0 number queue1 number queue2
number queue3 number
Parameters
Version 8.3.5.0 Introduced on the S55.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on S-Series
show environment (S-Series) View S-Series system component status (for example, temperature, voltage).
Warning: Altering the buffer allocations is a sensitive operation. Do not use any buffer tuning commands
without first contacting then Dell Force10 Technical Assistance Center.
dedicated
Enter this keyword to configure the amount of dedicated buffer space per
queue.
dynamic
Enter this keyword to configure the amount of dynamic buffer space per
Field Processor.
packets-pointers
Enter this keyword to configure the number of packet pointers per queue.
queue0
number
Enter this keyword to allocate an amount of buffer space or packet pointers
to Queue 0.
Dedicated Buffer Range: 0-2013
Dynamic Buffer Range:
FP: 0-2013
CSF: 0-131200 (in multiples of 80)
Packet Pointer Range: 0-2047










