Fcping - Cisco MDS 9124 - Fabric Switch Reference

fcping

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fcping
To ping an N port with a specified FCID, use the fcping fcid command in EXEC mode.
Syntax Description device-alias aliasname
fcid
fc-port
domain-controller-id
pwwn pwwn-id
vsan vsan-id
count number
timeout value
usr-priority priority
Defaults None.
Command Modes EXEC mode.
Command History Release
1.0(2)
1.2(1)
2.0(x)
Usage Guidelines
To obtain the domain controller address, 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 specified pWWN or the FCID of the destination.
By default, five frames are sent.
switch# fcping fcid 0xd70000 vsan 1
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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.
Specifies the number of frames to send. A value of 0 sends forever. The
range is 0 to 2147483647.
Specifies the timeout value in seconds. The range is 1 to 10.
Specifies the priority the frame receives in the switch fabric. The range is
0 to 1.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Allowed the domain controller ID as an FCID.
Added the device-alias aliasname option.
0xd70000 time = 730 usec
0xd70000 time = 165 usec
0xd70000 time = 262 usec
0xd70000 time = 219 usec
0xd70000 time = 228 usec
Chapter 8
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
F Commands