Policy Classification Configuration Command Set
Assigning Classification Rules to Policy Profiles
Matrix DFE-Platinum and Diamond Series Configuration Guide 8-35
Command Defaults
• If mask is not specified, all data bits will be considered relevant.
• If port-string is not specified, rule will be scoped to all ports.
Command Type
Switch command.
port-string 
port-string
(Optional) If admin-profile is specified, applies this 
administratively-assigned rule to a specific ingress port.
NOTE: Matrix Series devices with firmware 
versions 3.00.xx and higher also support this 
alternative command to administratively assign 
a profile rule to a port:
set policy port port-string admin-id 
storage-type 
non-volatile | 
volatile
Adds or removes this entry from non-volatile storage.
vlan vlan  Classifies to a VLAN ID.
drop | forward Specifies that packets within this classification will be 
dropped or forwarded.
admin-pid 
admin-pid
If admin-profile is specified, associates this rule with a 
policy profile index ID. Valid values are 1 - 1023.
cos cos Specifies that this rule will classify to a Class-of-Service 
ID. Valid values are 0 - 255, and can be configured using 
the set cos settings command as described in 
Section 8.3.3.21. A value of -1 indicates that no CoS 
forwarding behavior modification is desired.
syslog enable | 
disable
Enables or disables sending of Syslog messages on first 
rule use.
trap enable | 
disable
Enables or disables sending SNMP trap messages on first 
rule use.
disable-port enable 
| disable
Enables or disables the ability to disable the ingress port 
on first rule use.