primary (Address on Interface)
Syntax
primary;
Hierarchy Level
Release Information
Statement introduced before Junos OS Release 7.4.
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 packets originate from the interface and the destination does not indicate the subnet.
Default
For unicast traffic, the primary address is the lowest non-127 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.
