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

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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 policy.

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.