ping
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 supports only the Summit X450 family of switches and the BlackDiamond 8800 series switch.
ExtremeWare XOS 11.5 Command Reference Guide
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Usage Guidelines
NOTE
The BlackDiamond 8800 series switch and the Summit X450 family of switches do not support user-created VRs.
The
ping
command is used to test for connectivity to a specific host.
You use the
ipv6
variable to ping an IPv6 host by generating an ICMPv6 echo request message and
sending the message to the specified address. If you are contacting an IPv6 link local address, you must
specify the VLAN you sending the message from, as shown in the following example (you must include
the % sign):
ping <ipv6> <link-local address> %<vlan_name> <host>
.
NOTE
You must specify the target’s IPv6 address to use this functionality. DNS for IPv6 is not supported, so the ping
resolves to an IPv4 address if you specify a host name.
The
ping
command is available for both the user and administrator privilege level.
Example
The following command enables continuous ICMP echo messages to be sent to a remote host:
ping continuous 123.45.67.8
History
This command was first available in ExtremeWare XOS 10.1.
The IPv6 variable was added in ExtremeWare XOS 11.2.
Platform Availability
This command is available on all platforms.