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Display additional columns in the rule table by clicking
and selecting the appropriate columns.
Column Name Information Displayed
Rule ID Unique system generated ID for each rule
Log Traffic for this rule is being logged or not
Stats
Clicking shows the traffic affected by this rule (number of sessions, traffic packets, and size)
Comments Comments for the rule
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Search for rules by typing text in the Search field.
Delete a Firewall Rule
You can delete firewall rules that you created, but not the default rule.
Procedure
1 Do one of the following.
Firewall Rule Level Method
Datacenter
a In the vSphere client, Go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters.
b Select a datacenter.
c Click the vShield tab.
d Click the App Firewall tab.
Virtual wire
a Go to Inventory > Hosts and Clusters and select the Network
Virtualization tab.
b Click the Networks tab.
c In the Name column, click the virtual wire for which you want to add a
rule.
d Click the Security tab.
e Ensure that you are in the Firewall tab.
Port group with an independent
namespace
a In the vSphere client, Go to Inventory > Networking.
b Select a Port group with an independent namespace.
c Click the vShield tab.
d Click the App Firewall tab.
2 Click a rule.
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Click Delete Rule ( ).
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