Rule Usage Tab (Rule)


When rule accounting is enabled on a device, each rule keeps a list of the ports on which it has been used. This tab lists the ports on which a selected rule has been used. You can specify options to automatically clear ports from this list in the device Role/Rule tab.

To access this tab, select a rule in the left-panel tree, then select the Rule Usage tab in the right panel. Click the Retrieve button to display the rule usage information. Rule accounting must be enabled on the device; see the device Role/Rule tab for information. If the rule type does not include any devices that support rule accounting, this tab will be grayed out.

  TIP: You can see rule accounting information for all rules associated with a role, service, device, or device group using the Rule Usage Tab (Role/Service/Device/Device Group).

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Port Index Rule Retrieve Button Clear Button Access Policy Rule Hit Reports Rule Usage Tab

Port
Name of the port the rule has been used on.
Index
The index value assigned to the port interface.
Rule
The name of the rule used on the port.
From Role
The role that the rule is associated with.
Retrieve Button
Retrieves/updates the rule usage information.
Clear Button
Clears the selected port(s) from the associated rule's usage list. You can set up auto-clear functionality on a per-port basis in the device Role/Rule tab.
Policy Rule Hit Reports
Select a port and use this button to access two Policy Rule Hit Reports:
  • Policy Rule Hits - this report shows the last 100 rule hits for the selected port.
  • Top-5 Rule Usage Trend (1 week) - this report shows the top five rules with the most rule hits based on the last 7-day period for the selected port.

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