Administrator 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
Command
History
Version 9.2(0.0) Introduced on the M I/O Aggregator. This command is
supported in Programmable-Mux (PMUX) mode only.
Version 8.3.16.1 Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
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 dcbx version {auto | cee | cin |
ieee-v2.5} command.
Parameters
auto | cee | cin
| ieee-v2.5
Enter the DCBX version type used on the interface, where:
• auto: configures the port to operate using the DCBX
version received from a peer.
• cee: configures the port to use CDD (Intel 1.01).
• cin: configures the port to use Cisco-Intel-Nuova (DCBX
1.0).
• ieee-v2: configures the port to use IEEE 802.1az (Draft
2.5).
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PMUX Mode of the I/O Aggregator