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Output Ports – Indicates to which ports this rule applies. This field is only active
if the forwarding condition of the packet is permit . The default value is all ports.
Error Description – Indicates if the rule is valid. The error description can be
one of the following:
•
The bandwidth specified exceeds the available specified bandwidth on the
output ports – Indicates that the amount of the bandwidth specified exceeds
the available amount of bandwidth as defined for the profile matching the
rule.
•
The QoS lock failed – Indicates that the rule cannot be applied to a packet.
The possible reasons are:
°
Auto-negotiation is enabled.
°
The port is not in full duplex mode.
Status – Indicates rule’s status. The rule status can be one of the following:
•
Active – The rule is legal and currently active.
•
Not in Service – The rule is currently not active.
•
Not Ready – Indicates that some of the output ports do not meet the
bandwidth allocation prerequisites or QoS locking prerequisites.
Auto-negotiation should be disabled and the output port should be in full
duplex mode.
Note: The first rule matching a packet is applied, therefore, the order of the rules in the IP Rules
Table is important.
To add a new rule in IP Rules Table:
1. Display the IP Rules Table.
2. Double-click an empty row in the IP Rules Table.
Or
Click.
. The
IP Rules Insert window is displayed. The IP Insert Rules window has
the following tabs:
General —Displays the general options for assigning rule value including the
user-defined description, error description and if the rule is currently active.
Classification —Displays the IP Classification Fields for assigning rule value
including the ToS, protocol types, source and destination IP addresses, source and
destination IP address masks, source and destination ports, and conditions.
Input Ports —Displays a list of input ports to choose from for assigning rule
value.
Actions —Displays the action options for assigning rule value, including a list of
the optional output ports if the action is permit.
Profiles —Displays the profiles to attach to a rule if the action value is permit .
The Profile tab is grayed out if the action is block or block and trap . The Profiles
tab displays the same fields as the Profile Table . For a list of the fields in the
Profile Table.