Networking::PacketFilter::create

Introduced : BIG-IP_v9.0
Creates the specified packet filter rules.

Prototype

 create(
    in String [] filters,
    in long [] sort_orders,
    in FilterAction [] actions,
    in String [] expressions
);

Parameters

Parameter Type Description
filters String [] The names of the packet filter rules to create.
sort_orders long [] The sort-order part of the rule is an integer value used to assign a relative “weight” to the rule. The sort-order may be any number between 0 and 999, but no two rules may have the same value. The specific value of the sort-order is not important, only its position relative to the other rules’ sort-orders. Rule evaluation order is determined by starting with the lowest numbered rule and moving up through to the highest.
actions FilterAction [] The list of action of what to do with the traffic should it match each rule.
expressions String [] The expressions that make up the rules, used to match the ingress traffic. The legal expressions for the filters are determined by the version of the pcap library linked into the rule compiler. If empty, the associated filters match all packets.

Return Type

Type Description
void  

Exceptions

Exception Description
Common::AccessDenied Raised if the client credentials are not valid.
Common::InvalidArgument Raised if one of the arguments is invalid.
Common::OperationFailed Raised if an operation error occurs.

See Also

iControl ::
iControl :: Networking :: PacketFilter

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