Configuring the classifier policies example

These steps are part of the classifier policies configuration example.

Procedure

  1. Configure Switch A.

    2. Create traffic classes named SERVER_TRAFFIC and HOST_A_TRAFFIC for matching the packets from the server and Host A:

    switch# configure switch(config)# class ip SERVER_TRAFFIC switch(config-class-ip)# match any 1.1.1.1 any switch(config-class-ip)# exit switch(config)# class ip HOST_A_TRAFFIC switch(config-class-ip)# match any 1.1.1.2 any switch(config-class-ip)# exit
  2. Create a classifier policy named RATE_LIMIT_POLICY:
    3. switch(config)# policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY
  3. Configure the policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY, so that 102,400 kbps of traffic, matching the class SERVER_TRAFFIC, is forwarded and the excess is dropped:
    4. switch(config-policy)# class ip SERVER_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 102400 exceed drop
  4. Configure the policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY so that 25,600 kbps of traffic, matching the class HOST_A_TRAFFIC, is forwarded and the excess is dropped:
    5. switch(config-policy)# class ip HOST_A_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 25600 exceed drop switch(config-policy)# exit
  5. Apply RATE_LIMIT_POLICY to interface 1/1/1 for the inbound traffic:
    6. switch(config)# int 1/1/1 switch(config-if)# apply policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY in switch(config-if)# exit
  6. To view the configuration with the RATE_LIMIT_POLICY applied:
    7. switch# show running-config Current configuration: ! ... class ip SERVER_TRAFFIC 10 match any 1.1.1.1 any class ip HOST_A_TRAFFIC 10 match any 1.1.1.2 any policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY 10 class ip SERVER_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 102400 exceed drop 20 class ip HOST_A_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 25600 exceed drop interface 1/1/1 apply policy RATE_LIMIT_POLICY in
  7. Configure Switch B.

    8. Create a traffic class named HTTP_TRAFFIC and configure it to match traffic to port 80:

    switch(config)# class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC switch(config-class-ip)# match tcp any any eq 80 switch(config-class-ip)# exit
  8. Create a classifier policy named RATE_LIMIT_HTTP:
    switch(config)# policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP
  9. Configure the policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP so that 204,800 kbps of traffic, matching the class HTTP_TRAFFIC, is forwarded and the excess is dropped:
    10. switch(config-policy)# class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 204800 exceed drop switch(config-policy)# exit
  10. Apply RATE_LIMIT_HTTP to interface 1/1/1 for inbound traffic:
    11. switch(config)# int 1/1/1 switch(config-if)# apply policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP in switch(config-if)# exit
  11. Show the running configuration with RATE_LIMIT_HTTP applied:
    12. switch# show running-config Current configuration: ! ... class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC 10 match tcp any any eq 80 policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP 10 class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 204800 exceed drop interface 1/1/1 apply policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP in
    switch# show running-config Current configuration: ! ... class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC 10 match tcp any any eq 80 policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP 10 class ip HTTP_TRAFFIC action cir kbps 204800 exceed drop interface 1/1/1 apply policy RATE_LIMIT_HTTP in