Dell PowerConnect 8024 - Priority-Flow-Control Priority

Data Center Bridging Commands 203
Command Mode
Datacenter-Bridging mode
User Guidelines
• When you disable priority-flow-control, the interface will default to the 802.3x flow control
setting for the interface.
• When enabling PFC, the interface will not pause until there is at least one no-drop priority.
Example
The following example enables PFC.
console(config-if-dcb)#priority-flow-control mode on
priority-flow-control priority
Use the priority-flow-control priority command in Datacenter-Bridging mode to enable the
priority group for lossless behavior (PFC enabled). To enable lossy behavior, use the drop form
of the pause command.
Syntax
priority-flow-control priority priority-id {drop | no-drop}
• priority-id — Specify a value from 0 to 7.
Default Configuration
The default behavior is drop.
Command Mode
Datacenter-Bridging mode
User Guidelines
This command has no effect on interfaces not enabled for PFC.
Example
The following example creates a priority group that pauses dot1p priority 5 on all interfaces.
console#config
console(config)#interface range ethernet all
console(config-if)#datacenter-bridging
console(config-if-dcb)#priority-flow-control mode on