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If a system administrator specified syslog server settings and those settings have been applied to the
organization virtual datacenter network, then you can log firewall rule events. For information about
applying syslog server settings, see “Apply Syslog Server Settings to an Organization Virtual Datacenter
Network,” on page 29. To view the current syslog server settings see “View Syslog Server Settings for an
Organization Virtual Datacenter Network,” on page 29.
Prerequisites
Verify that you have a routed organization virtual datacenter network and enable the firewall for the
organization virtual datacenter network. See “Configure the Firewall for an Organization Virtual Datacenter
Network,” on page 20
Procedure
1 Click Administration and select the organization virtual datacenter.
2 On the Org VDC Networks tab, right-click the organization virtual datacenter network name and select
Configure Services.
3 Click the Firewall tab and click Add.
4 Type a name for the rule.
5 (Optional) Select Match rule on translated IP to have the rule check against translated IP addresses
rather than original IP addresses and choose a traffic direction to apply this rule on.
6 Type the traffic Source.
Option Description
IP address
Type a source IP address to apply this rule on.
Range of IP addresses
Type a range of source IP addresses to apply this rule on.
CIDR
Type the CIDR notation of traffic to apply this rule on.
internal
Apply this rule to all internal traffic.
external
Apply this rule to all external traffic.
any
Apply this rule to traffic from any source.
7 Select a Source port to apply this rule on from the drop-down menu.
8 Type the traffic Destination.
Option Description
IP address
Type a destination IP address to apply this rule on.
Range of IP addresses
Type a range of destination IP addresses to apply this rule on.
CIDR
Type the CIDR notation of traffic to apply this rule on.
internal
Apply this rule to all internal traffic.
external
Apply this rule to all external traffic.
any
Apply this rule to traffic with any destination.
9 Select the Destination port to apply this rule on from the drop-down menu.
10 Select the Protocol to apply this rule on from the drop-down menu.
11 Select the action.
A firewall rule can allow or deny traffic that matches the rule.
12 Select the Enabled check box.
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