router-id

Syntax

router-id address;

Hierarchy Level

[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-instances routing-instance-name routing-options],[edit logical-systems logical-system-name routing-options],[edit routing-instances routing-instance-name routing-options],[edit routing-options]

Release Information

Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.

Statement introduced in Junos OS Release 9.0 for EX Series switches.

Description

Specify the routing device’s IP address.

Note: We strongly recommend that you configure the router identifier under the [edit routing-options] hierarchy level to avoid unpredictable behavior if the interface address on a loopback interface changes.

Options

address—IP address of the routing device.

Default: Address of the first interface encountered by the Junos OS

Required Privilege Level

routing—To view this statement in the configuration.

routing-control—To add this statement to the configuration.