Create an Ingress Group for an SLX or MLX Device

An ingress group is a set of ports and port channels on which monitored traffic is received.

Before you begin

If necessary, create the port channel to associate with the ingress group. For more information, see Create a Port Channel.

If necessary, create the ingress policy to associate with the ingress group. For more information, see Create an Ingress Policy for a Device.

If necessary, create a UDA profile to associate with the ingress group. For more information, see Create an MLX UDA Profile in the Library.

About this task

Ingress groups classify and apply policies on monitored traffic. After you create an ingress group, the group can be associated with an ingress policy.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Device Inventory.
  2. In the Devices page, click anywhere in the required device row except the Actions column (Actions column icon) to proceed to the device Overview page.
  3. In the Device Config menu, select Policies and Configuration > Ingress Groups > Add Ingress Group.
  4. In the Name field, enter a name for the group.
  5. In the Ports/Port Channels field, select at least one port or port channel for the group.
  6. In the Policy Name field, select the ingress policy to associate with the group.
  7. In the UDA Profile field, select a UDA profile to associate with the group.
    You must select a profile if the policy (in the Policy Name field) contains a UDA match. If you do not select a profile, your ingress group configuration will fail.
  8. Select Create.
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