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Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 435
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ipFilter
Operands
This command has the following operands:
policyname
Specifies an IP filter policy name. The policy name is a unique string composed of a
maximum of 20 alphanumeric or underscore characters. The default_ipv4 and
default_ipv6 names are reserved for default IP filter policies. The policy name is
case-insensitive and is always stored as lower case. The policy type identifies the policy as
an IPv4 or IPv6 filter. You can create a maximum of eight IP filter policies.
--create policyname -type ipv4 | ipv6
Creates an IP filter policy with the specified name and type. The policy created is stored in a
temporary buffer and is lost if the policy is not saved to the persistent configuration.
--clone policyname -from src_policyname
Creates a replica of an existing IP filter policy. The cloned policy is stored in a temporary
buffer and has the same rules as the original policy.
--show [-a] [policyname]
Displays the IP filter policy content for the specified policy name or all IP filter policies if
policyname is not specified. For each IP filter policy, the policy name, type, persistent state,
and policy rules are displayed. The policy rules are listed by the rule number in ascending
order. The -a option displays the traffic type and the configured destination IP.
Command output displays without pagination. Use command | more to display the output
with page breaks. If a temporary buffer exists for an IP filter policy, the --show operand
displays the content in the temporary buffer, with the persistent state set to modified
defined or modified active.
--save [policyname]
Saves one or all IP filter policies persistently as the defined configuration. This operand is
optional. If a policy name is specified, only the specified IP filter policy in the temporary
buffer is saved; otherwise, all IP filter policies in the temporary buffer is saved. Only the CLI
session that owns the updated temporary buffer can run this command. Modification to an
active policy cannot be saved without being applied. Therefore, the --save option is blocked
for the active policies; instead use the --activate option.
--activate policyname
Activates the specified IP filter policy. IP filter policies are not enforced until they are
activated. Only one IP filter policy per IPv4 and IPv6 type can be active. If there is a
temporary buffer for the policy, the policy is saved to the defined configuration and
activated at the same time. If there is no temporary buffer for the policy, the policy existing in
the defined configuration becomes active. The policy to be activated replaces the existing
active policy of the same type. Activating the default IP filter policies returns the IP
management interface to its default state. An IP filter policy without any rule cannot be
activated. This operand prompts for confirmation before proceeding.
--delete policyname
Deletes the specified IP filter policy. Deleting an IP filter policy removes it from the
temporary buffer. To permanently delete the policy from the persistent database, issue the
ipfilter --save command. An active IP filter policy cannot be deleted.