primary (Address on Interface)
Syntax primary;
Hierarchy Level [edit interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number family family address address],
[edit logical-systems logical-system-name interfaces interface-name unit logical-unit-number
family family address address]
Release Information Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 11.1 for the QFX Series.
Description Configure this address to be the primary address of the protocol on the interface. If the
logical unit has more than one address, the primary address is used by default as the
source address when packet transfer originates from the interface and the destination
address does not indicate the subnet.
NOTE: The edit logical-systems hierarchy is not available on QFabric systems.
Default For unicast traffic, the primary address is the lowest non-127 (in other words,
non-loopback) preferred address on the unit.
Required Privilege
Level
interface—To view this statement in the configuration.
interface-control—To add this statement to the configuration.
Related
Documentation
• Configuring the Interface Address on page 48
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Chapter 3: Configuration Statements