Administrator Guide

• N: Do not set the “don't fragment” bit.
• Y: Do set “don't fragment” bit
Default is No.
validate-reply (IPv4 only) Enter Y or N for reply validation.
• N: Do not validate reply data.
• Y: Do validate reply data.
Default is No.
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).
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