Using the Ping Tool (fcping)

You can use the Ping tool to determine connectivity from another switch to a port on your switch.

To use the Ping tool in Fabric Manager to determine connectivity, follow these steps:

  1. Choose Tools > Ping. You can also select it from the right-click context menus for hosts and storage devices in the Fabric pane.
  2. Select the source switch from the Source Switch drop-down list.
  3. Select the VSAN in which you want to verify connectivity from the VSAN drop-down list.
  4. Select the target end port for which to verify connectivity from the Target Endport drop-down list.
  5. Click Start to perform the ping between your switch and the selected port.
  6. Click Clear to clear the contents of the window and perform another ping, or click Close to close the window.


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