Configuring ISATAP Tunnel 535
Configuring ISATAP 
Tunnel
Configuration
Prerequisites
IP addresses are configured for interfaces such as VLAN interface, and loopback 
interface on the device. Such an interface can serve as the source interface of a 
tunnel to ensure that the tunnel destination address is reachable.
Configuration Procedure Follow these steps to configure an ISATAP tunnel:
To do… Use the command…  Remarks 
Enter system view system-view - 
Enable IPv6 ipv6 Required
By default, the IPv6 
forwarding function is 
disabled. 
Create a tunnel interface and enter 
tunnel interface view
interface tunnel 
number 
Required
By default, there is no 
tunnel interface on the 
device. 
Configure an IPv6 
address for the 
tunnel interface 
Configure an IPv6 
global unicast 
address or site-local 
address 
ipv6 address 
{ ipv6-address 
prefix-length | 
ipv6-address/prefix-lengt
h } 
Required.
Use either command.
By default, no IPv6 global 
unicast address is 
configured for the tunnel 
interface. 
ipv6 address 
ipv6-address/prefix-lengt
h eui-64
Configure an IPv6 
link-local address 
ipv6 address auto 
link-local 
Optional
By default, a link-local 
address will automatically 
be generated when an 
IPv6 global unicast 
address or link-local 
address is configured. 
ipv6 address 
ipv6-address link-local
Disable the RA message suppression undo ipv6 nd ra halt Required
Enabled by default. 
Set an ISATAP tunnel tunnel-protocol 
ipv6-ipv4 isatap 
Required
By default, the tunnel 
mode is manual. The 
same tunnel type should 
be configured at both 
ends of the tunnel. 
Otherwise, packet 
delivery will fail. 
Configure a source address or interface 
for the tunnel
source { ip-address | 
interface-type 
interface-number } 
Required
By default, no source 
address or interface is 
configured for the 
tunnel. 
Reference a link aggregation group aggregation-group 
aggregation-group-id 
Required
By default, no link 
aggregation group ID is 
referenced.