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Using the ping Command

Use the ping command to verify 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 198.133.219.25
PING 198.133.219.25 (198.133.219.25) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 198.133.219.25: icmp_seq=1 ttl=245 time=0.856 ms
64 bytes from 198.133.219.25: icmp_seq=2 ttl=245 time=1.02 ms
--- 198.133.219.25 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 received, 0% packet loss, time 999ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.856/0.941/1.027/0.090 ms
To abnormally terminate a ping session, type the Ctrl-C escape sequence.

Using the Extended ping Command

The ping command provides additional options to verify the connectivity of a remote host or server. To
specify these additional parameters, just type ping at the CLI switch prompt and press enter.
Table 2-3
Table 2-3
Option
Target IP address
Repeat count
Datagram size
Timeout in seconds
Extended commands
Sweep range of sizes
Source address or interface The numeric IP address or the name of the source interface. Not
Type of service
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
2-14
summarizes the syntax and the defaults.
Options and Defaults for the ping Command
Description
The IP address or host name of the destination node to
ping.
The number of ping packets to be sent to the destination
address.
The size of each ping packet in bytes.
The timeout interval before the ping command is
terminated.
Specifies if a series of additional commands appear.
The sizes of the echo packets being sent. This option
determines the minimum sizes of the MTUs configured on
the nodes along the path to the destination address. You can
then reduce packet fragmentation performance problems.
(see the
page 37-6).
The Quality of Service (QoS) in Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) datagrams (see the
page 47-3).
"Configuring the MTU Frame Size" section on
Chapter 2 Before You Begin
Default
Not
applicable
5 packets
100 bytes
2 seconds
No
No
applicable
0
"QoS" section on
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x