Austin, per offline email chat, here is a quick recap: - DCB will not operate on the 57810 from the NDIS interface.  Must be in iSOE mode - Make sure Broadcom 57810 has DCB enable (if disabled, enable it via the NIC option rom settings) - 57810 NIC must be set to iSOE mode (enable via BACs) - There is no DCB configuration done on the NIC or EQL.  These devices are in "willing mode" - They inherit all DCB properties from the DCB enabled/configured switch - 57810 NIC (BACs) GUI will show DCB properties that it has inherited from the switch - EQL GUI (network dcb details section) will show DCB properties that it has inherited from the switch - Use a VLANID (Tag) of 2 or greater for the NIC, EQL, and switchports - NIC IP, MTU, VLANID must be configured from the BACs iSOE interface (not via NDIS interface) - Once configured, use the 57810 BACs Diagnostic tab to ping EQL. (do not ping from the Windows CLI) - Do not modify any settings on the NIC.  You can disable link level flow control on the switchports if necessary, which will in turn disable any link level flow control.  Priority flow control will be the primary flow control method once DCB is enabled. Overall, once DCB is enabled and configured on the switch, view the NIC GUI and EQL GUI network properties, and these will show you the DCB settings that were inherited from the switch and if all is setup correctly.  (i.e. ETS, Priority Group/ID, lossless..etc) Switch Configuration Guides are located at: en.community.dell.com/.../4250.switch-configuration-guides-for-equallogic-or-compellent-sans
Can anyone advise on the correct setting on Broadcom 10GbE NICs in relation to flow-control when DCB is configured. I understand fully that proprietary flow control and DCB don't mix. However should flow-control in the advanced settings be disabled, auto, or (unlikely) TX/RX on? Or doesn't it matter because if the NIC detected DCBx it ignores the flowcontrol setting.
Flowcontrol and DCB