Modify Rule Priorities on a Distributed Port Group or Uplink Port Group

Learn how to reorder the rules that form the traffic filtering and marking policy of a distributed port group or uplink port group to change the sequence of actions for processing traffic.

The vSphere distributed switch applies network traffic rules in a strict order. If a packet already satisfies a rule, the packet might not be passed to the next rule in the policy.

Procedure

1. Locate a distributed port group or an uplink port group in the vSphere Client.
   1. Select a distributed switch and click the Networks tab.
   2. Click Distributed Port Groups to see the list of distributed port groups, or click Uplink Port Groups to see the list of uplink port groups.
2. Click a distributed port group or an uplink port group and select the Configure tab.
3. Under Settings, select Traffic Filtering And Marking.
4. Click the Enable and reorder button.
5. If traffic filtering and marking is disabled, click Enable all traffic rules to enable it.
6. Select a rule and use the Move up or Move down button to change its priority.
7. Click OK to apply the changes.