FC ping commands
fcping
Use fcping to FCping an address.
Syntax
fcping [ -c count | -t timeout ] * fcid fcid vsan vsan-id
Views
Any view
Predefined user roles
network-admin
Parameters
-c count: Specifies the number of echo requests to be sent, in the range of 0 to 2147483647 and
defaulting to 5. The value of 0 indicates that echo requests are continuously sent until you manually stop
sending them.
-t timeout: Specifies the timeout value for an echo reply, in the range of 1 to 10 seconds. The default is
5 seconds. If the source does not receive an echo reply within the timeout period, it considers the echo
reply timed out.
fcid fcid: Specifies the destination address.
If the destination is a node, the fcid argument indicates the FC address of the node.
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If the destination is an FC switch, the fcid argument indicates the switch's domain controller address
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FFFCxx (xx is the domain ID of the switch). For example, if the domain ID of the destination switch
is 3, its domain controller address is FFFC03.
vsan vsan-id: Specifies a VSAN by its ID in the range of 1 to 3839.
Usage guidelines
To abort the FC ping operation during the execution of this command, press Ctrl+C.
Examples
# FCping the address FFFC02 in VSAN 1.
<Sysname> fcping fcid fffc02 vsan 1
FCPING fcid 0xfffc02: 128 data bytes, press CTRL_C to break.
Reply from 0xfffc02: bytes = 128 time = 1.281 ms
Reply from 0xfffc02: bytes = 128 time = 0.890 ms
Reply from 0xfffc02: bytes = 128 time = 0.889 ms
Reply from 0xfffc02: bytes = 128 time = 0.892 ms
Reply from 0xfffc02: bytes = 128 time = 0.894 ms
--- 0xfffc02 fcping statistics ---
5 packet(s) transmitted
5 packet(s) received
0.00% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.889/0.969/1.281 ms
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