Congestion Detection, Avoidance, And Isolation - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation

This chapter provides information about devices that cause congestion in a Fibre Channel or Fibre Channel
over Ethernet (FCoE) network and provides information about how to identify and avoid or isolate such
devices. These devices can be both slow devices and devices that are attempting to over utilize the bandwidth
of their links or interfaces.
• Finding Feature Information, on page 130
• Feature History for Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation, on page 131
• Information About SAN Congestion , on page 134
• Guidelines and Limitations for Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation, on page 161
• Configuring Congestion Avoidance, on page 168
• Verifying Slow-Drain Device Detection and Congestion Isolation, on page 182
• Configuration Examples for Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation, on page 183
• Verifying Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation, on page 190
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