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P Commands

ping

P Commands

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This chapter covers the following commands:

•ping

ping

To verify communication with another storage router or system in the network, use the ping command.

ping {ip-address | servername} [numpkts nn] [size sn]

Syntax Description

ip-address	The IP address of another system or storage router.
servername	The name of another server. The storage router must be configured to use the services of a Domain Name Server (DNS).
numpkts nn	(Optional) The maximum number of pings that may be sent. The default value is five.
size sn	(Optional) The size of each ping packet, in bytes. The minimum size is 64 bytes; the maximum size is 4096 bytes. The default is 64 bytes.

Defaults

The default setting is to attempt five 64-byte pings.

Command Modes

Administrator or Monitor. The optional numpkts and size keywords are not available in Monitor mode.

Command History

Release	Modification
2.2.1	This command was introduced for the SN 5428.
3.2.1	This command was introduced for the SN 5428-2.
3.3.1	The optional numpkts and size keywords are restricted to Administrator mode only.

Usage Guidelines

Use this command to verify that there is a TCP/IP communication path to another storage router or system in the network.

Examples

The following example attempts to verify the communication path to the IP address 10.1.30.17, using the default size and maximum number of packets:

[SN5428-2A]# ping 10.1.30.17

The following example attempts to reach the IP address 10.1.30.17 by sending up to three pings, each consisting of a 120-byte packet. You must be logged on in Administrator mode to execute this command.

[SN5428-2A]# ping 10.1.30.17 numpkts 3 size 120

Related Commands

Command	Description
show ip	Display entries from the storage router routing table and statistics for the protocols used in the storage router network.