Message matching commands

Message Matching mode provides the commands to create or modify a traffic-flow configuration.

To enter the mode, use the global message-matching command. To delete a traffic-flow definition, use the no message-matching command.

While in this mode, use the commands in the following table to define traffic-flow definition.

  • To view the current configuration, use the show command.
  • To restore default values, use the reset command.
  • To exit this configuration mode without saving changes to the running configuration, use the cancel command.
  • To exit this configuration mode and save changes to the running configuration, use the exit command.
Table 1. Message matching commands
Command Purpose
admin-state This command sets the administrative state for the configuration.
http-header This command specifies an HTTP header name and value to include in the traffic-flow definition.
http-header-exclude This command specifies an HTTP header and associated value to exclude from the traffic-flow definition.
ip This command specifies the range of IP source addresses to include in the traffic-flow definition.
ip-exclude This command specifies the range of IP source addresses to exclude from the traffic-flow definition.
method This command specifies the HTTP method type to include in the traffic-flow definition.
request-url This command specifies a requested URL set to include in the traffic-flow definition.
summary This command specifies the brief, descriptive summary for the object instance.