HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide 143
fcping
Description
Verifies a Fibre Channel connection with another switch or a device and reports status.
Authority
None
Syntax
fcping destination [address]
count [number]
timeout [seconds]
Operands
[address]
The address of the port or device with which to verify the Fibre Channel connection. [address]
can have one of the following formats:
• 6-character hexadecimal device Fibre Channel address (hex). Enter addresses with or without
the “0x” prefix.
• 16-character hexadecimal world wide port name (WWPN) with the format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx or xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
count [number]
Number of times given by [number] to repeat the command. If you omit this keyword, the
command is repeated once.
timeout [seconds]
Number of seconds given by [seconds] to wait for a response. If you omit this keyword, the switch
waits 1 second for a response.
Examples
The following is an example of the
fcping
command:
SN6000 FC Switch #> fcping 970400 count 3
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 10 usec
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 11 usec
28 bytes from local switch to 0x970400 time = 119 usec
See also
fctrace
, page 144
ping
, page 174
Summary of Contents for StorageWorks SN6000
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