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F Commands

flowcontrol

F Commands

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This chapter describes the Cisco NX-OS quality of service (QoS) commands that begin with F.

flowcontrol

To enable IEEE 802.3x link-level flow control for the selected interface, use the flowcontrol command.

flowcontrol [receive {on | off}] [send {on | off}]

Syntax Description

receive	(Optional) Sets flow control in the receive direction.
off	Disables flow control traffic on an interface.
on	Enables flow control traffic on an interface.
send	(Optional) Sets flow control in the send direction.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Interface configuration mode

Command History

Release	Modification
5.2(1)N1(1)	This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

You can use this command on the following interfaces:

•Layer 2 interface

•Layer 3 interface

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Note Use the no switchport command to configure an interface as a Layer 3 interface.

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Examples

This example shows how to enable flow control for traffic received on an interface:

switch# configure terminal

switch(config)# interface ethernet 1/2

switch(config-if)# flowcontrol receive on

Related Commands

Command	Description
no switchport	Configures an interface as a Layer 3 routed interface.
priority-flow-control	Sets the PFC mode for the selected interface.
show interface flowcontrol	Displays the detailed listing of the flow control settings on all interfaces.