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Supported Platforms
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.
