Reference Guide

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Tunneling Commands
Tunnel interfaces create a logical tunnel for IPv4 or IPv6 traffic. You can configure DCSP, hop-limits and flow-labels. To
enable a tunnel interface, use the following commands.
tunnel destination
Set a destination endpoint for the tunnel.
Z9000
Syntax
tunnel destination {ip-address | ipv6–address}
To delete a tunnel destination address, use the no tunnel destination {ip-
address | ipv6–address} command.
Parameters
ip-address Enter the destination IPv4 address for the tunnel.
ipv6-address Enter the destination IPv6 address for the tunnel.
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE TUNNEL (conf-if-tu)
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 9.2(0.2) Introduced on the Z9000, S4810, and S4820T. .
Usage
Information
• The tunnel interface is inoperable without a valid reachable tunnel destination address
of the appropriate address type for the configured tunnel mode.
• The destination address establishes a logical tunnel to the specified destination
address using a destination address of the outer tunnel header. If you configure a
tunnel interface or source address, the tunnel destination must be compatible for this
command to function.
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