Adding A New Ping Test - Motorola WS5100 Series Reference Manual

8.6.2 Adding a New Ping Test

If the attributes of an existing ping test do not satisfy the requirements of a new connection test, and you do
not want to modify an existing test, a new test can be created and added to the list of existing ping tests
displayed within the Configuration tab.
To create a new ping test and add it to the list of existing tests:
1. Select Diagnostics
2. Click the Add button at the bottom of the Configuration tab.
3. Enter the following information to define the properties of the new ping test:
Test Name
Description
Destination IP
No. of Probes
Timeout(sec)
Frequency
4. Click OK to save and add the changes to the running configuration and close the dialog.
> Ping from the main menu.
Enter a short name for the ping test to describe either the target destination of the
ping packet or the ping test's expected result. Use the name provided in
combination with the ping test description to convey the overall function of the
test.
Ensure the description is representative of the test, as this is the description
displaying within the Configuration tab.
Enter the IP address of the target device. This is the numeric (non DNS address)
destination for the device transmitted the ping packets.
Define the number of ping packets transmitted to the target device. This value
represents the number of packets transmitted to the target IP address to discern
the round trip time between the switch and its connected device.
Configure the timeout value (in seconds) used to timeout the ping test if a round
trip packet is not received from the target device. Ensure this interval is long
enough to account for network congestion between the switch and its target
device.
Define the interval (in seconds) between ping packet transmissions. Define a
longer interval if high levels of network congestion are anticipated between the
switch and its target device. Use a value of 0 to execute a single ping test or stop
a currently running ping test.
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