Configuring a tunnel interface, Configuration prerequisites, Configuration procedure – H3C Technologies H3C S7500E Series Switches User Manual
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Task
Remarks
Configuring a Tunnel Interface
Required
Configuring an IPv6 Manual Tunnel
Configuring an IPv6
over IPv4 tunnel
Optional
Use one as needed.
Configuring an IPv4 over IPv4 Tunnel
Optional
Configuring an IPv4 over IPv6 Tunnel
Optional
Configuring an IPv6 over IPv6 Tunnel
Optional
Configuring a GRE over IPv4 Tunnel
Optional
Configuring a GRE over IPv6 Tunnel
Optional
Configuring a Tunnel Interface
Configuration Prerequisites
Before configuring a tunnel interface on a switch, you may need create a service loopback group with
its service type as Tunnel, and add unused Layer 2 Ethernet interfaces of the switch to the service
loopback group.
Configuration Procedure
Follow these steps to configure a tunnel interface:
To do…
Use the command…
Remarks
Enter system view
system-view
—
Create a tunnel interface and enter
its view
interface tunnel number
Required
By default, no tunnel interface is
created.
Configure the description for the
interface
description text
Optional
By default, the description of a
tunnel interface is the interface
name followed by the "Interface"
string.
Specify the service card for
forwarding the traffic on the
interface (distributed devices)
service slot slot-number
Optional
Not specified by default.