Create Fabric Maps

To create Fabric Maps:

The following table describes the parameters displayed in the fabric map list view.

Field

Description

Alias

Alias name of the fabric map

Source

Number of source ports associated with fabric map

Destination

Number of destination ports associated with fabric map

Rules

Rules for fabric map

GigaSMART Alias

Alias name of the GigaSMART operation

Type

Port type

Enabled

Indicates if fabric map is enabled – Yes/No

Status

Health status of the fabric map
1. Click Create.The create map screen is displayed.

Figure 139 Create Fabric Maps
2. Enter map parameters as described in the following table:

Field

Description

Basic Info

Alias

Alias name of the fabric map

Description

Fabric map description

Enable

Toggle option that lets you toggle between:

• Enable: Traffic passes through the fabric map that is created.
• Disable: Traffic is temporarily prevented from passing through flow maps if 'Disable' is selected.

Type

Map type. Options are:

• Regular
• First level
• Second level

Subtype

Map subtype. Options are:

• By Rule
• Pass All
• Collector

Source

Source port. Use the toggle bar to toggle between the following two options

• Enter the port alias/port id, or
• Specify the source node and source ports. Use the +/- icon to add new nodes or remove source ports.

Note:  You cannot use ports already used as source ports in the orchestrated configuration.

 

Rules

Enable Non-Matching Rules for map type ‘Regular’. Use the toggle bar to either Pass all traffic or not.

The following options are available:

• Quick Editor: To select the port number or numbers to add for a pass or drop rule or both.
• Import: To import a map template
• Add a Rule: To add a description and select one or more conditions.

Note:  Using this option, you can only add rules one at a time. Click the +/- icon to add or delete rules and conditions.

GigaSMART Operation

Select a GigaSMART OPERATION node and operation.

Destination

Destination port. You can either:

• Enter the port alias/port id, or
• Specify the destination node and destination ports. Use the +/- icon to add new nodes or remove destination ports.

Use the toggle bar to toggle between these two options. Click the Tool Finder option to search for the available destination ports.

  • You can also use Fabric Port Group as destination for the second level maps to allow load-balanced traffic. You must enter the name of the FPG created. (For details, refer to Fabric Port Group section).

Note:  Starting in software version 5.7, you can also select the Null Port option for the second level maps if you do not want to send the traffic to any physical port. Refer to the “Create Application Filtering Intelligence by Selecting Applications from Dashboard” section for the use of null port in application intelligence solution.

Tags

Select the tag key and the tag value to which the Fabric Maps must be associated to.

Note:  The tag key and the associated tag values must be created in advance in GigaVUE- FM. Refer to the "Tags" and "Role Based Access Control" sections in the GigaVUE Administration Guide for more details

You can only view tags that are permitted for your role. Refer to the "Tags" section in the GigaVUE Administration Guide for more details.
3. After you enter all the fabric map parameters, click Create. The new fabric map is added to the list view.