DCBX TLV statistics

04/12/2022 Contributors

When you select Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) Type Length Value (TLV) Statistics, these statistics appear:

Local statistics — The DCBX parameters configured on the controller at the factory.
Operational statistics — The DCBX parameters that result from DCBX negotiations.
Remote statistics — The DCBX parameters from the peer device that the controller is connected to, typically a switch.

Statistic	Definition
iSCSI Host Port	Indicates the location of the detected host port in Controller #, Port # format.
Flow Control Mode	The Flow Control Mode of the entire port. Valid values are Disabled, Standard, Per Priority, or Indeterminate.
Protocol	The communication protocol. Valid values are FCoE, FIP, iSCSI, or UNKNOWN.
Priority	Integer value indicating the priority number of the communication.
Priority Group	Integer value representing the priority group to which the protocol has been assigned.
Priority Group % Bandwidth	Percentage value indicating the amount of bandwidth allocated to the priority group.
DCBX PFC Status	Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) status of the specific port. The value is either enabled or disabled.

Statistic

Definition

iSCSI Host Port

Indicates the location of the detected host port in Controller #, Port # format.

Flow Control Mode

The Flow Control Mode of the entire port. Valid values are Disabled, Standard, Per Priority, or Indeterminate.

Protocol

The communication protocol. Valid values are FCoE, FIP, iSCSI, or UNKNOWN.

Priority

Integer value indicating the priority number of the communication.

Priority Group

Integer value representing the priority group to which the protocol has been assigned.

Priority Group % Bandwidth

Percentage value indicating the amount of bandwidth allocated to the priority group.

DCBX PFC Status

Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) status of the specific port. The value is either enabled or disabled.

You can find additional DCBX TLV statistics in the state capture file.

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