An MAC set is a group of MAC addresses that you can create at an organization virtual data center level. You can use a MAC set as the source or destination in a firewall rule.

You create a MAC set using the Grouping Objects page of the VMware Cloud Director tenant portal. The Grouping Objects page is available on both the Services and Edge Gateway screens.

Procedure

  1. Open the Grouping Objects page.
    Option Action
    Open through Edge Gateway Services
    1. Navigate to Networking > Edges.
    2. Select the edge gateway that you want to edit, and click Configure Services.
    3. Click Grouping Objects.
    Open through Security Services
    1. Navigate to Networking > Security.
    2. Select the security service that you want to edit, and click Configure Services.
    3. Click Grouping Objects.
  2. Click the MAC Sets tab.
    The MAC sets that are already defined are displayed on the screen.
  3. To add a MAC set, click the Create (Create button) button.
  4. Enter a name for the set, optionally, a description, and the MAC addresses to be included in the set.
  5. (Optional) If you are specifying the MAC set using the Grouping Objects page on the Services screen, use the Inheritance toggle to enable inheritance and allow visibility at underlying scopes.
    Inheritance is enabled by default.
  6. To save the MAC set, click Keep.

Results

The new MAC set is available for selection as the source or destination in firewall rules.