Configuration Examples For Congestion Avoidance - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Congestion Detection, Avoidance, and Isolation
This example shows how to configure the FCoE pause drop timeout to the default value of 500 milliseconds
for an edge port type in Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.2(1) and later releases:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# system timeout fcoe pause-drop default mode edge
This example shows how to disable the FCoE pause drop timeout for a core port type in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 8.1(1) and earlier releases:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no system default interface pause mode core
This example shows how to disable the FCoE pause drop timeout for a core port type in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 8.2(1) and later releases:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no system timeout fcoe pause-drop default mode core
This example shows how to disable the FCoE pause drop timeout for an edge port type in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 8.1(1) and earlier releases:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no system default interface pause mode edge
This example shows how to disable the FCoE pause drop timeout for an edge port type in Cisco MDS NX-OS
Release 8.2(1) and later releases:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)# no system timeout fcoe pause-drop default mode edge

Configuration Examples for Congestion Avoidance

Note
• From Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 8.1(1), mode E is treated as logical-type core and mode F is treated
• The port Logical type is displayed as the Port type.
This example shows hot to check the currently active port-monitor policy:
switch# show port-monitor active
Policy Name
Admin status : Active
Oper status
Port type
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Counter
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
as logical-type edge.
: sample
: Active
: All Ports
Threshold Interval Rising
Configuration Examples for Congestion Avoidance
event Falling
Threshold Threshold
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
event Warning PMON
Threshold Portguard
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