Ping6 - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Command Reference Manual

ping6

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ping6
To determine the network connectivity to another device using IPv6 addressing, use the ping6 command.
Syntax Description dest-address
hostname
count
number
unlimited
interface intf-id
interval seconds
packet-size bytes
source address
timeout seconds
vrf {vrf-name | default |
management}
Command Default For the default values, see the "Syntax Description" section for this command.
Command Modes
EXEC mode
Command History Release
4.0(1a)N1(1)
Examples This example shows how to determine connectivity to another device using IPv6 addressing:
switch# ping6 2001:0DB8::200C:417A vrf management
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ping6 {dest-address | hostname} [count {number | unlimited}] [interface intf-id] [interval
seconds] [packet-size bytes] [source address] [timeout seconds] [vrf {vrf-name | default |
management}]
Specifies the destination IPv6 address. The format is A:B::C:D.
Hostname of destination device. The hostname is case sensitive.
(Optional) Specifies the number of transmissions to send.
Number of pings. The range is from 1 to 655350. The default is 5.
Allows an unlimited number of pings.
(Optional) Specifies the interface to send the IPv6 packet. The valid interface
types are Ethernet, loopback, EtherChannel, and VLAN.
(Optional) Specifies the interval in seconds between transmissions. The
range is from 0 to 60. The default is 1 second.
(Optional) Specifies the packet size in bytes to transmit. The range is from 1
to 65468.
(Optional) Specifies the source IPv6 address to use. The format is A:B::C:D.
The default is the IPv6 address for the management interface of the device.
(Optional) Specifies the nonresponse timeout interval in seconds. The range
is from 1 to 60. The default is 2 seconds.
(Optional) Specifies the virtual routing and forwarding (VRF) to use. The
name is case sensitive.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Chapter 1 Basic System Commands
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