Configuring Optimization Settings : Configuring connection tracing rules
  
Configuring connection tracing rules
You can add or remove connection tracing rules in the Connection Tracing Rules page.
Connection tracing rules enable you to determine to which SteelHeads the SteelHead Interceptor has redirected specific connections. Connection traces can be used as a debugging tool for troubleshooting issues with failing or unoptimized connections or connections requiring path selection.
If you manually restart the SteelHead Interceptor, the connection traces are lost. Prior to restarting, perform a system dump. For details, see Generating system dump files. For details about viewing a connection trace report, see Viewing the Connection Tracing report.
To configure connection tracing rules
1. Choose Optimization > Optimization: Connection Tracing Rules to display the Connection Tracing Rules page.
Connection Tracing Rules page
2. Under Connection Tracing Rules, complete the configuration as described in this table.
Control
Description
Add a New Connection Tracing Rule
Displays the controls for adding a new rule.
Protocol
Specify a protocol. Choices are TCP, UDP (if path selection is enabled), or Any.
Source Subnet
Specify the subnet IP address and netmask for the source network:
• All IP (IPv4 + IPv6)—Maps to all IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
• All IPv4—Maps to 0.0.0.0/0.
• All IPv6—Maps to ::/0.
• IPv4—Prompts you for a specific IPv4 subnet address. Use this format for an individual subnet IP address and netmask: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx
• IPv6—Prompts you for a specific IPv6 subnet address. Use this format for an individual subnet IP address and netmask: x:x:x::x/xxx
Source Port
Specify the source port.
Destination Subnet
Specify the subnet IP address and netmask for the destination network:
• All IP (IPv4 + IPv6)—Maps to all IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
• All IPv4—Maps to 0.0.0.0/0.
• All IPv6—Maps to ::/0.
• IPv4—Prompts you for a specific IPv4 subnet address. Use this format for an individual subnet IP address and netmask: xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/xx
• IPv6—Prompts you for a specific IPv6 subnet address. Use this format for an individual subnet IP address and netmask: x:x:x::x/xxx
Destination Port
Specify the destination port.
Trace by VLAN
(VLAN segregation mode)
Specify the VLAN ID, if applicable, or All to trace all connections.
If the SteelHead Interceptor is running in VLAN segregation mode, you can also click Trace By Instance, and select an instance from the drop-down list.
VLAN Tag ID
 
Specify the VLAN ID, if applicable, or All to trace all connections.
If the SteelHead Interceptor is running in VLAN segregation mode, you can also click Trace By Instance, and select an instance from the drop-down list.
Trace by Instance
(VLAN segregation mode)
Select the instance for the connections to be traced.
For details about VLAN segregation and instances, see Working with instances.
Add
Adds the new connection tracing rule to the list.
The SteelHead Interceptor refreshes the Connection Tracing Rules table and applies your modifications to the running configuration, which is stored in memory.
Remove Selected Rules
To remove a rule, select the check box next to the name and click Remove Selected Rules.
When you remove a rule, you also remove all traces from the list that resulted from the rule.
3. Click Save to save your changes to the running configuration.