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Note: The Software Rate Shaping, Hardware Rate Shaping, and Quality of Service (QoS) features are mutually exclusive; that is, you can use only one of these features at any given time.
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Using the QoS Policy Configuration page, you can create, select, copy,
and delete Quality of Service policies. You must create forwarding rules before you
can define QoS policies. If no policies have been created, you are asked
if you want to create one.
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Select button:
Selects a previously-defined policy for editing. You must select a policy
before you can copy, modify, or delete it.
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Options: All listed policies
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Default: Highlights the first policy in
the list.
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Delete button:
Deletes a selected policy. You must use the Select button to
select the appropriate policy before you can delete it.
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Options: All listed policies.
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Default: Highlights the first policy in
the list.
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Create button:
Creates a new policy. When you click the Create button, the
New Policy Name field displays. Policy names must be unique in the processor in which they are implemented. Policy names do not transfer across the network.
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Copy button:
Copies an existing policy to a new policy. You must use the Select
button to select the appropriate policy before you can copy it. Be sure to
give the copied policy a new, unique name.
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Example: You can copy a policy with
similar parameters and modify it as a quick way to create a new policy.
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Example: To configure the current
policy, copy that policy and modify the copy. Then click the
Use As Default button to use the new policy as the active policy.
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Options: All listed policies.
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Default: Highlights the first policy in
the list.
Use As Default button:
Designates the selected policy as the default (active policy). Only one
policy can be active at any time. You must use the Select button
to select the appropriate policy before you can use it as the default.
Note: You must designate a policy as the default for that
policy to be active.
Options: All listed policies.
Default: Highlights the first policy in
the list.
Apply button:
Applies the parameters on the current page to the running system.
New Policy Name field:
Specifies the name of a new QoS policy. Be sure to use a unique name.
Range: Alphanumeric characters (no spaces).
Current QoS Policies field:
Displays all the available policies. If no policies exist, you will be asked to
create a new one.
Options: All listed policies.
Default: Highlights the first policy in
the list.
Create Rule button:
If no rules have been created for a new policy, this button displays. You
must create forwarding rules before you can implement QoS policies.
Clicking the Create Rule button takes you to the Edit Rule for
Policy page, where you can name the rule and configure its
parameters.