pingTest connectivity between the system and another device by sending echo requests and waiting forreplies.S4810Syntax ping [host | ip-address | ipv6-address] [count {number |continuous}] [datagram-size] [timeout] [source (ip src-ipv4-address) | interface] [tos] [df-bit (y|n)] [validate-reply(y|n)] [outgoing-interface] [pattern pattern] [sweep-min-size][sweep-max-size] [sweep-interval] [ointerface (ip src-ipv4-address) | interface]Parameters host (OPTIONAL) Enter the host name of the devices to whichyou are testing connectivity.ip-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv4 address of the device to whichyou are testing connectivity. The address must be in thedotted decimal format.ipv6-address (OPTIONAL) Enter the IPv6 address, in the x:x:x:x::x format,to which you are testing connectivity.NOTE: The :: notation specifies successive hexadecimalfields of zeros.count Enter the number of echo packets to be sent. The default is5.• number: from 1 to 2147483647• continuous: transmit echo request continuouslydatagram size Enter the ICMP datagram size. The range is from 36 to 15360bytes. The default is 100.timeout Enter the interval to wait for an echo reply before timing out.The range is from 0 to 3600 seconds. The default is 2seconds.source Enter the IPv4 or IPv6 source ip address or the sourceinterface. For IPv6 addresses, you may enter globaladdresses only. Enter the IP address in A.B.C.D format.• For a Port Channel interface, enter the keyword port-channel then a number: The range is from 1 to 128.• For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keywordTenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.• For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keywordfortyGigE then the slot/port information.• For a Tunnel interface, enter the keyword tunnel then anumber from 1 to 16383.• For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then anumber from 1 to 4094.Control and Monitoring 121
