Managing virtual firewall rules by network container

You manage virtual firewall rules for network containers for your organization as described in the following tasks:

• • To add a virtual firewall rule
  • To edit or delete a firewall rule

To add a virtual firewall rule

1. From the My Cloud Services Console, expand the Overview pane on the left side of the screen.
2. In the Network Resources section of the Overview pane, click the numerical count to the right of Virtual Firewalls.
   
3. The Manage Virtual Firewalls dialog is displayed.
   
4. Select the virtual firewall to which to add the rule.
   
5. Click the Add Firewall Rule icon .
    The Create Virtual Firewall Rule dialog is displayed.
   
6. Type or select values for these virtual firewall rule attributes (attributes in bold text are mandatory):
   • Status — enable or disable the rule upon creation
   • Allow Traffic — permit or deny network traffic
   • Transport Protocol — pick a protocol from the drop-down list, such as TCP or UDP
   • Description — add text to describe the rule 
   • Source — click the radio button for Host Address or for Network Address/Network Mask, and enter the source address
   • Application Protocol — click the radio button for the type of protocol or the port number, and select from the list of protocols or type a port number 
7. Click Save. 
    You return to the Manage Virtual Firewalls dialog.
8. To save the rule that you created, which is now displayed in the list of virtual firewall rules, click Save.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.
   
9. Click Yes to confirm your changes.

To edit or delete a firewall rule

1. Navigate to the Manage Virtual Firewalls dialog.
2. Select the virtual firewall to manage.
3. To delete a rule, click the Delete Firewall Rule icon  .  To edit a rule, click the Edit Firewall Rule icon .  The Edit Virtual Firewall Rule dialog box appears.
   
    
4. Modify the rule settings and click Save.
    You return to the Manage Virtual Firewalls dialog.
5. To save the changes that you made to firewall rules, click Save.
    A confirmation dialog box appears.
   
6. Click Yes to confirm your changes.