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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-18089-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
Chapter 18 P Commands
ping
ping
To diagnose basic network connectivity, use the
ping
command in EXEC mode.
ping [ipv6] [{
host-name | ip-address
}
[count
repeat-count] [
interface {gigabitethernet
slot/port
|
mgmt
number
| port-channel
number
| vsan
vsan-id
}] [size
size
[timeout
timeout
]]
Syntax Description
Defaults
Prompts for input fields.
Command Modes
EXEC mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The ping (Packet Internet Groper) program sends an echo request packet to an address, and then awaits
a reply. The ping output can help you evaluate path-to-host reliability, delays over the path, and whether
the host can be reached or is functioning.
Verify connectivity to the TFTP server using the
ping
command.
To abnormally terminate a ping session, type the
Ctrl-C
escape sequence.
Examples
The following example pings the system 192.168.7.27.
switch#
ping 192.168.7.27
PING 192.168.7.27 (192.168.7.27): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 192.168.7.27: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=0.4 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.7.27: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=0.2 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.7.27: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=0.2 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.7.27: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=0.2 ms
ipv6
Sends IPv6 echo messages.
host-name
Specifies the host name of system to ping. Maximum length is 64 characters.
ip-address
Specifies the address of the system to ping.
count
repeat-count
Specifies the repeat count. The range is 0 to 64.
interface
Specifies the interface on which the ping packets are to be sent.
gigabitethernet
slot/port
Specifies a Gigabit Ethernet slot and port number.
mgmt
number
Specifies the management interface.
port-channel
number
Specifies a PortChannel number. The range is 1 to 256.
vsan
vsan-id
Specifies a VSAN ID. The range is 1 to 4093.
size
size
Specifies the size. The range is 10 to 2000.
timeout
timeout
Specifies the timeout. The range is 1 to 10.
Release
Modification
1.0(2)
This command was introduced.
3.0(1)
Added the
ipv6
argument.