Fcping - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Command Reference Manual

Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands
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fcping

To ping an N port, use the fcping command.
Syntax Description device-alias aliasname
fcid
fc-port
domain-controller-id
pwwn pwwn-id
vsan vsan-id
count number
timeout value
usr-priority priority
Command Default
None
Command Modes EXEC mode
Command History Release
4.0(0)N1(1a)
Usage Guidelines
To obtain the domain controller ID, concatenate the domain ID with FFFC. For example, if the domain
ID is 0xda(218), the concatenated ID is 0xfffcda.
Examples
The following example shows a fcping operation for the FCID of the destination. By default, five frames
are sent.
switch# fcping fcid 0xd70000 vsan 1
The following example shows the setting of the number of frames to be sent using the count option. The
range is from 0 through 2147483647. A value of 0 will ping forever.
switch# fcping fcid 0xd70000 vsan 1 count 10
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fcping {device-alias aliasname | fcid {fc-port | domain-controller-id} | pwwn pwwn-id} vsan
vsan-id [count number [timeout value [usr-priority priority]]]
Specifies the device alias name. Maximum length is 64 characters.
The FCID of the destination N port.
The port FCID, with the format 0xhhhhhh.
Verifies connection to the destination switch.
Specifies the port WWN of the destination N port, with the format
hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
Specifies the VSAN ID of the destination N port. The range is 1 to 4093.
(Optional) Specifies the number of frames to send. A value of 0 sends
forever. The range is 0 to 2147483647.
(Optional) Specifies the timeout value in seconds. The range is 1 to 10.
(Optional) Specifies the priority the frame receives in the switch fabric. The
range is 0 to 1.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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