Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policy Groups Configuration Guide, Releases 26.x and Later

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Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Policy Groups Configuration Guide, Releases 26.x and Later

Configure traffic policy

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Guides configuration of traffic policies, enabling administrators to specify application priorities and SLA parameters for optimal network performance.


Procedure

  1. From the Cisco SD-WAN Manager menu, choose Configuration > Policy Groups > Application priority and SLA.

  2. Click + Application priority & SLA policy to create a policy or edit an existing policy by clicking the ellipsis icon.

  3. Click the Advanced button on the top-right corner of the window to swtich to the advanced view.

    Note

    If you make changes to the application priority and SLA policies and switch to the advanced layout, the changes are retained. You cannot switch back to the default view.

  4. Click + Add Traffic Policy to configure the traffic policy.

    Table 1. Add Traffic Policy

    Field

    Description

    Policy Name

    Specify a name for the traffic-rule sequence.

    From Cisco IOS XE Catalyst SD-WAN Release 26.2.1, the maximum length of the policy name is 128 characters. Cisco SD-WAN Manager UI and API validation reject values longer than 128 characters.

    VPN

    Choose a VPN from the drop-down list.

    Direction

    • Choose the direction for applying the policy:

      • All : Bidirectional traffic flow

      • Service : Incoming traffic from service

      • Tunnel : Incoming traffic from tunnel

  5. Click + Add rules to configure rules.

    Table 2. Add Rules

    Field

    Description

    Sequence

    The sequence number of the rule.

    Name

    Specify a name for the rule.

    Protocol

    Choose a protocol from the drop-down list:

    • IPv4

    • IPv6

    • Both

    Match

    Choose a value for the match condition from the available options. Refer to Match conditions table.

    Action

    Choose a value for the action to take if the policy matches, from the available options. Refer to Action conditions table.

    Base Action

    Choose one of the following base actions for the packets based on the rules:

    • Accept

    • Drop

    To rearrange match–action pairs in the route policy, drag them to the desired position and click Save Match and Actions.