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Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NX-OS Interfaces Configuration Guide, Release 5.x
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Chapter 8 Configuring IP Tunnels
Configuring IP Tunnels
Note If you are familiar with the Cisco IOS CLI, be aware that the Cisco NX-OS commands for this feature
might differ from the Cisco IOS commands that you would use.
Enabling Tunneling
You must enable the tunneling feature before you can configure any IP tunnels.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. feature tunnel
3. exit
4. show feature
5. copy running-config startup-config
DETAILED STEPS
Creating a Tunnel Interface
You can create a tunnel interface and then configure this logical interface for your IP tunnel.
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Beginning with Cisco NX-OS Release 5.2(5) and for later 5.2(x) releases, you can configure the tunnel
source and the tunnel destination in different VRFs. Ensure that you have enabled the tunneling feature.
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface tunnel number
3. tunnel source {ip-address | interface-name}
4. tunnel destination {ip-address | host-name}
5. tunnel use-vrf vrf-name
6. show interfaces tunnel number
7. copy running-config startup-config