CLI Guide

tunnel source
Set a source address for the tunnel.
Syntax
tunnel source {ip-address | ipv6–address | interface-type-number}
To delete the current tunnel source address, use the no tunnel source command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the source IPv4 address in A.B.C.D format.
ipv6–address Enter the source IPv6 address in X:X:X:X::X format.
interface-type-
number
• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keywords port-channel then a number
from 1 to 128.
• For a 10–Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword TenGigabitEthernet
then the slot/port information.
•
For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE TUNNEL (conf-if-tu)
Supported Modes Full–Switch
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the FN IOM.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
If you congure a tunnel interface or destination address, the tunnel source must be compatible.
If you congure a tunnel source address as an interface, the tunnel does not function until the compatible address
is present on the particular interface.
tunnel keepalive
Congure the tunnel keepalive target, interval and attempts.
Syntax
tunnel keepalive {ip-address | ipv6-address}[interval {seconds}] [attempts
{count | unlimited}]
Use the no tunnel keepalive command to disable tunnel keepalive probes.
Parameters
ip-address ipv6
address
Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 address of the peer to which the keepalive probes will be sent.
interval seconds
Enter the keyword interval followed by the interval time, in seconds, after which the
restart process to keepalive probe packets.
The range is from 5- 255. Default range is 5.
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