port-pfc-create

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to configure PFC on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-create

priority priority

Specify a priority for PFC. This is a number between 0 and 7.

port-list port-list

Specify a port list to apply PFC.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to set PFC for link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To create a new PFC configuration on port 2 with a priority group of 2, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@Spine1)port-pfc-create priority 2 port 1-10 Priority configuration will be effective after restart.

port-pfc-delete

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to delete PFC configurations on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-delete  

priority priority

Specify a priority for PFC. This is a number between 0 and 7.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to delete a PFC priority for link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To delete the PFC priority 2, use the following command:

CLI network-admin@switch > port-pfc-delete priority 2

port-pfc-modify

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to modify PFC priority on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-modify

priority priority

Specify a priority for PFC. This is a number between 0 and 7.

port-list port-list

Specify a port list to apply PFC.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to modify PFC for link level flow control for traffic on the network. You can create up to three configurations.

Examples  To modify the PFC configuration to port 11-15 with a priority group of 2, use the following command:

CLI network-admin@switch > port-pfc-modify priority 2 port 11-15

Priority configuration will be effective after restart.

port-pfc-show

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to display PFC on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-show

priority priority

Displays the priority for PFC. This is a number between 0 and 7.

port-list port-list

Displays the port list to apply PFC.

error error-string

Displays any errors on the port or ports.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to displays PFC information about link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To display a PFC configuration on port 2 with a priority group of 2, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@Spine1)port-pfc-show

switch  priority port  error

------- -------- ----- -----

Spine1  2        11-20      

Spine1  3        11-20      

port-pfc-stats-clear

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to clear PFC stats on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-stats-clear

port port-list

Specify the ports to delete PFC statistics.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to clear PFC stats information about link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To clear PFC stats, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@Spine1)port-pfc-stats-clear

port-pfc-stats-show

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to display PFC stats on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-stats-show

time date/time: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:mm:ss

Displays the date and time for statistics collection.

start-time date/time: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:mm:ss

Displays the start date and time for statistics collection.

end-time date/time: yyyy-mm-ddTHH:mm:ss

Displays the end date and time for statistics collection.

duration duration: #d#h#m#s

Displays the duration for statistics collection.

interval duration: #d#h#m#s

Displays the interval between statistics collection.

since-start

Displays the statistics since the start time.

older-than duration: #d#h#m#s

Displays the statistics older than the specified time.

within-last duration: #d#h#m#s

Displays the statistics within a specified time.

port port-list

Displays the port list.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to displays PFC stats information about link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To display PFC stats, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@Spine1)port-pfc-stats-show

switch  priority port  error

------- -------- ----- -----

Spine1  2        11-20      

Spine1  3        11-20      

port-pfc-stats-settings-modify

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to modify PFC stats settings on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-stats-settings-modify

enable|disable

Specify if you want to enable or disable PFC statistics collection.

interval duration: #d#h#m#

Specify the interval between statistics collection.

disk-space disk-space-number

Specify the amount of disk space for statistics collection.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to modify PFC stats settings.

Examples  To modify PFC stats, use the following command:

CLI (network-admin@Spine1)port-pfc-stats-settings-modify

port-pfc-stats-settings-show

Priority Flow Control (PFC) is an IEEE standard (802.1qbb) for link level flow control on Ethernet networks. Functionally, this feature is similar to the IEEE standard 802.3 for PAUSE mechanism, except that it operates at the granularity of individual packet priorities or traffic class, instead of port level. When a queue corresponding to traffic with a particular traffic class reaches a predetermined, either auto or statically set, threshold, the switch chip generates a PFC frame and sends it back to the sender. For PFC to work effectively end to end on the network, all switches and hosts in the traffic path are configured to enable PFC, and configured for traffic class to priority mappings.

This command allows you to display PFC stats on ports.

Syntax   port-pfc-stats-settings-show

enable|disable

Displays if PFC statistics collection is enabled or disabled.

interval duration: #d#h#m#

Displays the interval between statistics collection.

disk-space disk-space-number

Displays the amount of disk space for statistics collection.

Defaults   None

Access   Network administrator

History   Command introduced in Version 2.5.4.

Usage   This command is used to display PFC stats settings information about link level flow control for traffic on the network.

Examples  To display PFC stats, use the following command:

CLI network-admin@switch > port-pfc-stats-settings-show