Create an MLX UDA Match for a Device

When you create an MLX UDA match, you select the match parameters and actions to perform on the matched parameters.

About this task

A UDA match can contain one or more sets of parameters and actions. Each set of parameters and actions is a rule in the match.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Configure.
  2. In the Devices panel, select the MLX device for which you want to add a UDA profile.
  3. Select the Configurations tab.
  4. In the Device Config menu, select Add Policy Rule Match.
  5. In the Name field, enter a unique name for the match.
  6. In the Type field, select UDA.
  7. In the UDA field, select the UDA profile to associate with the match.
  8. In the Sequence field, enter a value to represent the order in which the match performs the selected actions on the targeted matches.
  9. In the VLAN field, enter the VLAN ID that you want to target.
  10. In the rest of the Match section, complete each field, including a mask for each item.

    The items that appear in the Match section vary by the items in the selected UDA profile.

  11. In the Action section, select one or more actions to perform on the targeted matches.
    • Drop to drop the packet
    • Log to add the transaction to the Visibility Manager log.
  12. Select Add.
    The match parameters (the new rule) appear in the pane on the right.
  13. Save () your selections.