Viewing Actions

This section discusses the management and use of QoS actions, interface action extensions, meters, and policies.

Prerequisites

Use the following procedure to open the action tab.

Procedure steps
Step Action
1

From the navigation tree, double-click QoS.
2

From the QoS tree, double-click QoS.
3

Select the Action tab.
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Variable definitions

The following table outlines the parameters of the Action tab.

QoS Action tab parameters

Variable Value
Id Specifies the identifier for the action.
Name Specifies a name for the action.
Drop Specifies whether a packet is dropped, not dropped, or whether the decision is deferred.
UpdateDscp Specifies a value used to update the DSCP field in an IPv4 packet.
SetDropPrecedence Specifies automatic drop precedence.
UpdateUserPriority Specifies a value for the 802.1p user priority.
Extension Specifies linking additional actions. (These are defined on the Interface Action Ext Table.)
SessionId Specifies the numerical identification for the active session.
Storage

Specifies the type of storage:

  • volatile
  • nonVvolatile
  • readOnly

This section contains information about the following topics:

Adding QoS actions

Prerequisites

Use the following procedure to add a QoS action.

Procedure steps
Step Action
1

From the navigation tree, double-click QoS.
2

From the QoS tree, double-click QoS.
3

Select the Action tab.
4

Click Insert.

The Insert Action dialog opens.
5

Enter the information and select the parameters to use for this QoS action.
6

Click Insert.
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Deleting QoS actions

Prerequisites

Use the following procedure to delete a QoS action.

Procedure steps
Step Action
1

From the navigation tree, double-click QoS.
2

From the QoS tree, double-click QoS.
3

Select the Action tab.
4

Highlight the QoS action to delete.
5

Click Delete.

Note:

A QoS action that is referenced by a meter, classifier block, or policy entry cannot be deleted. First delete the meter, classifier block, or policy. Additionally, a QoS action cannot be deleted it is of the storage type of other or readOnly.

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