Administrator Guide

outgoing-
interface
(IPv6 link-local address) Enter the outgoing interface for ping packets to a
destination link-local address.
pattern pattern (IPv4 only) Enter the IPv4 data pattern. Range: 0-FFFF. Default: 0xABCD.
sweep-min-size Enter the minimum size of datagram in sweep range. The range is from 52 to 15359
bytes.
sweep-max-size Enter the maximum size of datagram in sweep range. The range is from 53 to
15359 bytes.
sweep-interval Enter the incremental value for sweep size. The range is from 1 to 15308 seconds.
ointerface (IPv4 only) Enter the outgoing interface for multicast packets. Enter the IP address
in A.B.C.D format.
● For a Port Channel, enter the keyword port-channel then a number. The
range is from 1 to 128.
● For a 10-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword
TenGigabitEthernet then the slot/port information.
● For a 40-Gigabit Ethernet interface, enter the keyword fortyGigE then the
slot/port information.
● For a VLAN interface, enter the keyword vlan then a number from 1 to 4094.
Defaults none
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.9(0.0) Introduced on the C9010.
9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
8.3.19.0
Introduced on the S4820T.
Added support for the outgoing-interface option for link-local IPv6
addressing on the S4820T.
8.3.12.0 Added support for the outgoing-interface option for link-local IPv6
addressing on the S4810.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.5.1.0 Added support for 4-port 40G line cards on the ExaScale.
8.4.1.0 IPv6 pinging available on management interface.
8.3.1.0 Introduced extended ping options.
8.2.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv6).
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale (IPv4).
7.9.1.0 Introduced VRF.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
7.4.1.0 Added support for IPv6 address on the E-Series.
Usage
Information
When you enter the ping command without specifying an IP/IPv6 address (Extended Ping), you are
prompted for a target IP/IPv6 address, a repeat count, a datagram size (up to 1500 bytes), a timeout (in
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