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Add rule

Fill in the fields and click OK.

Rule Name

The rule name is the name you choose for the rule. This name can contain any alphanumeric character, underscore, hyphen, or period. It may be from 1 to 20 characters and cannot contain any blanks.

Note: The following describes all of the rule types:

IP address
Based on the client's IP address.
Time of day
Based on the time of day.
Total connections
Based on the number of connections per second for the port.
Active connections
Based on the total number of active connections for the port.
Client port
Based on the client's port.
Type of service (TOS)
Based on content of the TOS field in IP header.
Reserved bandwidth
Based on the number of bytes per second being delivered by a set of servers
Shared bandwidth
Based on the amount of bandwidth to share at either the cluster or executor level. If the value is zero, then bandwidth cannot be shared.
Note:You should specify a maximum shared bandwidth value that does not exceed the total bandwidth (total server capacity) available.
Always True
The rule will always be true.

Priority (optional)

An integer representing the order in which rules will be reviewed. If no priority is given to the first rule you set, by default it will be given a priority value of 1. The next rule will then be given a priority value of 11 (last priority value + 10, in this case 1 + 10), third rule = 21, fourth rule = 31, and so forth.

Begin Range

The lower value in the range used to determine whether or not the rule is true. If you are adding a rule based on:

  • IP Address, then the begin range is the address of the client as either a symbolic name or in dotted-decimal format. The default is 0.0.0.0.
  • Time, then the begin range is an integer. The default is 0, representing midnight.
  • Total Connections, then the begin range is an integer. The default is 0.
  • Active Connections, then the begin range is an integer. The default is 0.
  • Client Port, then the begin range is an integer. The default is 0.
  • Reserved Bandwidth, then the begin range is an integer whose default is 0.
You do not have to specify a begin range for an always true, shared bandwidth or type of service rule.

End Range

The upper value in the range used to determine whether or not the rule is true. If you are adding a rule based on:

  • IP Address, then the end range is the address of the client as either a symbolic name or in dotted-decimal format. The default is 255.255.255.255.
  • Time, then the end range is an integer. The default is 24, representing midnight.
  • Total Connections, then the end range is an integer. The default is 2 to the 32nd power minus 1.
  • Active Connections, then the end range is an integer. The default is 2 to the 32nd power minus 1.
  • Client Port, then the end range is an integer. The default is 65535.
  • Reserved Bandwidth, then the end range is an integer which defaults to 2 to the 32nd power minus 1.
You do not specify an end range for an always true, shared bandwidth or type of service (TOS) rule.

TOS (valid only for Type of service rule)

8-bit entry value consisting of 0, 1, or x.

Level to evaluate (Valid only for Total connections, Active connections and Shared bandwidth rules)

Choose between evaluating all of the servers on the port or only the servers on the rule.

Level to share available bandwidth (Valid only for Shared bandwidth rule)

Set the level at which you would like bandwidth to be shared. Choose either at the cluster or executor level.

One or more server addresses: (optional)

The list of server(s) you have running. You can optionally select one or more from the list to be included with the rule.