Classification Rule Common Objects

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About Classification Rule Common Objects

ExtremeCloud IQ supports multiple classification rule types. See Classification Rules Overview for more information. Each classification rule can include multiple object categories: Location, Cloud Config Group, IP Address, IP Subnet, and IP Range. These objects can have the same or different parameters, and can be used throughout your network.

You can add classification rules here, or you can manage network-policy-specific classification rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules.

View the Classification Rules List

The table in the Classification Rules window displays the following information for existing classification rules:

Add a Classification Rule

Use the following procedures to add a classification rule:

In the Classification Rules window, select Add. Enter a name and optional description for the classification rule, and continue with any of the following sections.

Add Classification Rules by Location

To add a classification rule based on location, you must first have created a location for the target devices, as described in ML Insights Network 360 Plan.

• Select Add and then select Device Location from the drop-down list.
• In the Location dialog box, select the physical location for the classification rule, and then select Select.
• When you select a location, make sure to drill down to the level where the devices are actually located. For example, if the devices are located on the floor of a building, select that floor. After you select Select, the location is displayed in the Classification Rule table.
• When you are finished, select Save Rule.

Note

You can also add network-policy-specific classification rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules.

Add Classification Rule by Cloud Config Group

To add a Cloud Config Group classification rule, you can include an existing Cloud Config Group, or you can create a new Cloud Config Group object using this procedure.

• Select Add and then select Cloud Config Group from the drop-down list.
• Select the Match Type (Contains or Does Not Contain).
• Select an existing Cloud Config Group for the classification rule.     --or--Select to add a new Cloud Config Group. Enter or select the following:

  Name: Enter a name for the Cloud Config Group name, which can contain up to 64 characters.

  Description: (optional) Enter a description for this Cloud Config Group.

  Selected Devices: Select real and simulated devices at the bottom of the panel. Their host names will appear in the Selected Devices text box.

• When you are finished, select Save Cloud Config Group.
• Select Continue.
• When you are finished, select Save Rule.

Note

You can also import a comma-separated-values (CSV) file including the hostnames, serial numbers, and optional MAC addresses of other devices. Select Import, and then select the CSV file or drag the CSV file to the Import Cloud Config Group Members panel.

You can also add network-policy-specific classifications rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules

Add Classification Rule by IP Address

To add a common-object IP Address classification rule, you can use an IP Address object for the target devices, as described in IP Objects and Host Names., or you can create a new common IP Address object in this procedure.

• Select Add and select IP Address from the drop-down list.
• Select the Match Type (Contains or Does Not Contain)
• Select an existing IP address for the classification rule.     --or--Select to add a new IP address. Enter the following:

• Select Save IP.
• Select Continue.
• When you are finished, select Save Rule.

Note

You can also add network-policy-specific classification rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules.

Add Classification Rule by IP Subnet

To add a IP Subnet classification rule, you can use an IP subnet for the target devices, as described in IP Objects and Host Names, or you can create a new IP Subnet using this procedure:

• Select Add and select IP Subnet from the drop-down list.
• Select the Match Type (Contains or Does Not Contain).
• Select an existing IP subnet object for the classification rule.     --or--Select to add a new IP subnet. In the second IP Subnet dialog box, enter the following:

  • Name: Enter a name, which can contain up to 64 characters.

  • IP Address: Enter the starting IP address of the Subnet object, such as 197.51.100.0.

  • Netmask: Enter the subnet mask of the Subnet object, such as 255.255.255.0.

• Select Save Subnet.

• Select Continue.
• Select Save Rule.

Note

You can also add network-policy-specific classification rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules.

Add Classification Rule by IP Range

To add a IP range classification rule, you can use an IP range object for the target devices, as described in IP Objects and Host Names, or you can create a new IP range using this procedure:

• Select Add and select IP Range from the drop-down list.
• Select the Match Type (Contains or Does Not Contain).
• Select an existing IP range for the classification rule.     --or--Select to add a new IP Range object. Enter the following:

  • Name: IP Range object name, up to 64 characters.

  • IP Address: The starting IP address of the Range object, such as 197.55.200.0.

  • Netmask: The ending IP address of the Range object, such as 197.55.200.150.

• Select Save IP.
• Select Continue.
• When you are finished, select Save Rule.

Note

You can also add network-policy-specific classification rules as described in Network Policy Classification Rules.

Reorganize Classification Rule Objects

Each classification rule can include multiple objects: Location, Cloud Config Group, IP Address, IP Subnet, and IP Range, that you can organize in the classification rule object table. Because the objects are considered using a top-down, first-match, stop-on-match method, so if a device is a member of more than one matching object for an element, only the first match is applied:

• Use the up and down arrows in the Order column to define the order in which the Location, Cloud Config Group, IP Address, IP Subnet, and IP Range objects appear.
• Select Save Rule to return to the Classification Rules window.

Modify a Classification Rule

In the Classification Rules window, select a classification rule and then select .

Make any required changes, and then select Save Rule.

Clone a Classification Rule

In the Classification Rules window, select the target classification rule, and then select .

Enter a new classification rule name in the Save As text box, and then select Clone.

Delete a Classification Rule

In the Classification Rules window, select the check boxes for rules you want to delete and then select .