API Guide

tunnel source
Set a source address for the tunnel.
C9000 Series
Syntax
tunnel source {ip-address | ipv6–address | interface-type-number | anylocal}
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.
anylocal
Enter the anylocal command to allow the multipoint receive-only tunnel to decapsulate
tunnel packets destined to any local ip address.
Defaults none
Command Modes INTERFACE TUNNEL (conf-if-tu)
Command History
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.4(0.0) Added the tunnel source anylocal command.
9.2(0.0) Introduced on the MXL 10/40GbE Switch IO Module.
Usage Information
Added an optional keyword “anylocal” to the tunnel source command. The anylocal argument can be used in
place of the ip address or interface, but only with the multipoint receive-only mode tunnels. The tunnel source
anylocal command allows the multipoint receive-only tunnel to decapsulate tunnel packets addressed to any
IPv4 or IPv6 (depending on the tunnel mode) address configured on the switch that is operationally Up.
1656 Tunneling Commands