Adding A New Ping Test - Motorola RFS7000 Series System 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
> 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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