system-max gre-tunnels

Allocates maximum number of GRE tunnels.
Syntax
system-max gre-tunnels number
no system-max gre-tunnels number
Command Default

Default number of GRE tunnels is 16.

Parameters
number
Specifies the number of GRE tunnels to allocate. Valid value are 16 to 64. The default value is 16.
Modes

Privileged EXEC mode

Usage Guidelines

This configuration determines the interface range that is supported for an interface tunnel. For example, if the system-max value is reduced, it is possible that the configured interfaces may be rejected after a system reload.

The no form of the command resets the number of GRE tunnels to 16.

Examples

The following example allocates 60 GRE tunnels. 

device# system-max gre-tunnels 60
device(config)# write memory
device(config)# exit
device# reload
Parent topic: Commands Si - Z