Create an Egress Group

An egress group is a set of interfaces and ports on which traffic is forwarded after a policy is applied.

Before you begin

Create the egress to associate with the egress group. For more information, see Create Egress for SLX and MLX Devices.

About this task

When you create an egress group, you assign a name and associate at least one egress. An egress associates an egress port (or port channel) with an egress policy.

Procedure

  1. In the Navigation menu, select Configure.
  2. In the Devices panel, select the device for which you want to create an egress group.
  3. Select the Configurations tab.
  4. In the Device Config menu, select Add Egress Group.
  5. In the Name field, enter a name for the group.
    An egress group cannot have the same name as an egress.
  6. (MLX only) In the nHop Type field, select the next hop domain type: TVF (transparent VLAN flooding) or VLAN.
    • If you selected TVF, continue with step 8.
    • If you selected VLAN, continue with step 7.
  7. (MLX only) In the nHop Value field, provide the VLAN ID.
  8. In the Egress List field, select at least one egress to associate with the group.
  9. Save (✔) your selections.
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