Sending Messages To Users; Using The Ping Command; Using Traceroute - Cisco MDS 9000 series Command Reference Manual

Chapter 1 CLI Overview
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Sending Messages to Users

The send command sends a message to all active CLI users currently using the switch. This message is
restricted to 80 alphanumeric characters with spaces.
This example sends a warning message to all active users about the switch being shut down.
switch# send Shutting down the system in 2 minutes. Please log off.
Broadcast Message from admin@excal-112
Shutting down the system in 2 minutes. Please log off.

Using the ping Command

The ping command verifies the connectivity of a remote host or server by sending echo messages.
The syntax for this command is ping <host or ip address>
switch# ping 171.71.181.19
PING 171.71.181.19 (171.71.181.19): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 171.71.181.19: icmp_seq=0 ttl=121 time=0.8 ms
64 bytes from 171.71.181.19: icmp_seq=1 ttl=121 time=0.8 ms
--- 171.71.181.19 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 0.8/0.8/0.8 ms
To abnormally terminate a ping session, type the Ctrl-C escape sequence.

Using traceroute

The traceroute command prints the routes taken by a specified host or IP address.
The syntax for this command is traceroute <host or ip address>
switch# traceroute www.cisco.com
traceroute to www.cisco.com (171.71.181.19), 30 hops max, 38 byte packets
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To abnormally terminate a traceroute session, enter Ctrl-C.
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(/dev/pts/3) at 16:50 ...
kingfisher1-92.cisco.com (172.22.92.2)
nubulab-gw1-bldg6.cisco.com (171.71.20.130)
172.24.109.185 (172.24.109.185)
sjc12-lab4-gw2.cisco.com (172.24.111.213)
sjc5-sbb4-gw1.cisco.com (171.71.241.174)
sjc12-dc2-gw2.cisco.com (171.71.241.230)
sjc12-dc2-cec-css1.cisco.com (171.71.181.5)
www.cisco.com (171.71.181.19)
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0.478 ms 0.459 ms 0.484 ms
0.529 ms 0.577 ms
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0.521 ms 0.614 ms
2.612 ms
2.496 ms * 2.135 ms
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0.604 ms
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2.093 ms 2.118 ms
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